It has been a busy — and pivotal — summer transfer window for Bayern Munich. New sporting boss Max Eberl is in his first full window of work for the Bavarians, with the task of overhauling an aging roster with a heavy wage bill for new head coach Vincent Kompany.
One year after splashing out on Harry Kane — in a summer in which Bayern operated without any sporting director in place — what kind of job has Bayern done?
Eberl is hesitant to weigh in just yet.
“It’s always difficult to talk about yourself,” the 50-year-old was recently quoted by Bild as saying (as captured via @iMiaSanMia). “I think we put together a very, very good squad. We found players that fit us well. [Josip Stanišić] came back from loan [at Bayer Leverkusen]. For me it feels good, but in the end football is a results sport and that’s what we will be judged on. For me it’s important to have a competitive situation in the squad, give the coach opportunities with a certain mix and different types of players. [Sporting director Christoph Freund] and I believe that we’re very well equipped. But in the end the ratings will be given at the end of the season.”
Bayern’s transfer window this summer has been defined as much by their signings as by major sales — including of talent only recently brought to Bavaria. First team activity in review:
Incomings
- FW Michael Olise (22) from Crystal Palace
- DM João Palhinha (29) from Fulham
- LB/CB Hiroki Itō (25) from VfB Stuttgart
- CB/RB Josip Stanišić (24) from Bayer Leverkusen (end of loan)
Outgoings
- CB Matthijs de Ligt (25) to Manchester United
- RB Noussair Mazraoui (26) to Manchester United
- FW Bryan Zaragoza (22) to Osasuna (loan)
- FW Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting (35) (end of contract)
- RB Bouna Sarr (32) (end of contract)
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