We’ve acquired quite a lot of updates on Bayern Munich’s fast-moving goalkeeper state of affairs. Although there’s nonetheless a month to go earlier than the membership’s subsequent aggressive fixture, sporting director Hasan “Brazzo” Salihamidžić needs to waste little time in securing an answer.
It begins, fittingly, with membership loanee Alexander Nübel, at present at AS Monaco. The 26-year-old has consolation in his state of affairs there and not one of the similar in Munich, which makes the prospects of a deal right here cloudy certainly — however the Bavarians are doing proper by no less than providing their loanee the primary likelihood to fill the emptiness left by Manuel Neuer’s ski accident.
However the switch market will transfer quick. Accordingly, kicker stories there’s a deadline in place for the upcoming week:
Bayern wish to wait till the center of this week to see if they’ll attain an settlement with Nübel and Monaco, in any other case they’ll transfer on to different choices [@kicker]— Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) December 18, 2022
Additionally through @iMiaSanMia, Tz stories that Nübel’s return to Bayern might be “extraordinarily unlikely” even with the upcoming talks scheduled. Once more it’s Toni Tapalović’s standing as goalkeeping coach at Säbener Straße that appears to be a difficulty — in addition to the long run. Nübel reportedly needs an open competitors for the #1 spot even after Neuer’s return from harm, whereas the membership would possibly view such lodging — beginning with banishing Neuer’s confidant Tapalović — as extraordinarily uncharitable conduct in the direction of their long-time No. 1.
As has been lined already, Sevilla keeper and Morocco No. 1 Yassine “Bono” Bounou is an alternate, and so is Gladbach’s Yann Sommer. Each are keepers over the age of 30 with stable worldwide credentials — together with at this month’s Males’s World Cup — and would possibly function both a stopgap or a future backup. Sommer’s contract expires this summer season, whereas Bono will doubtless value severe funds.
If Bayern can’t get their loanee again and balk at bringing in a dear however top-tier alternative, they could as an alternative merely refill the again finish of the roster and entrust Sven Ulreich with the reigns. This was reported a number of days in the past by Bild:
Going with Sven Ulreich as #1 for the second half of the season can be an choice for Bayern. The membership know they’ll depend on him as he is carried out effectively each time he changed Neuer. Ulreich is relaxed and is ready for the membership’s resolution [Bayern-Insider, @altobelli13, @cfbayern] pic.twitter.com/C09epqB82T— Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) December 15, 2022
Who would possibly that No. 2 be? Maybe a youthful prospect nonetheless lurking on Bayern’s radar that is perhaps low-cost — in each the switch and wages sense. Per Bild, it could even be a well-recognized identify: former Bayern backup Christian Früchtl, who’s 22 and now at Austria Wien.
Christian Früchtl’s identify was additionally mentioned. Bayern have a buy-back clause. Nonetheless, he would solely be an choice behind Sven Ulreich as an alternative of simply counting on the inexperienced Johannes Schenk as #2 [Podcast Bayern-Insider, @altobelli13, @cfbayern] pic.twitter.com/NaQ8iNkYgb— Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) December 15, 2022
In abstract, then, Bayern have three paths earlier than them:
Carry again their loanee Nübel, which in prices and sporting phrases is right, however the participant could wish to sever ties as an alternative;
Signal a medium-range starting-quality keeper who could also be content material to backup Neuer sooner or later, however this may occasionally hit the pockets laborious;
Flip it over the Ulreich for the remainder of the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, and Champions League marketing campaign whereas softening the drop-off behind him.
Which method do you suppose Bayern will go?