This hasn’t been a banner inaugural season for Ryan Gravenberch at Bayern Munich, admittedly. A sought-after teenage wonderkid whereas at AFC Ajax, Gravenberch has been relegated to largely bench responsibility for the Bavarians underneath Julian Nagelsmann.
However followers solely must suppose again to final yr, when each Marcel Sabitzer and Dayot Upamecano — who arrived from the Bundesliga’s RB Leipzig and never the Netherlands’ Eredivisie — took their time getting used to the better calls for of coaching and enjoying at at FC Bayern. Each have now greater than proven their high quality and significance to the staff.
And Bayern sporting director Hasan “Brazzo” Salihamidžic is protecting an upbeat view.
“Ryan did nicely in preseason,” Brazzo stated in an interview for Sport Bild (through @iMiaSanMia). “He didn’t have a whole lot of enjoying time, however we’ve full confidence in him. I’m sure he’ll play extra video games within the coming months.”
In what should have been a bitter disappointment, the 20-year-old midfielder wasn’t amongst Louis van Gaal’s Dutch nationwide staff call-ups for this yr’s FIFA Males’s World Cup. However the break could have afforded Gravenberch some extra time to work on his personal recreation and combine into Nagelsmann’s plans for the second half of the season — and past.
Bayern Munich have “full confidence” in Dutch teenager Ryan Gravenberch
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