Yann Sommer (right) and Julian Nagelsmann’s club (left) are said to have reached an agreement.Image: www.imago-images.de / MIS
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Bayern have known for a long time that Yann Sommer is a world-class keeper. The Munich team only realized that they would like to have the Swiss national goalkeeper in their own ranks after Manuel Neuer suffered a serious injury.
Most recently, Bayern bit their teeth on Gladbach keeper Sommer on the 4th matchday.Image: www.imago-images.de / ActionPictures
The plan: Sommer should sign for six months and help Bayern win titles in the hot phase of the season. After the end of the season – when Neuer is expected to be back – he can then move on to a top club of his choice.
However, Gladbach’s sporting director Roland Virkus actually put a stop to the winter transfer: “We will not be giving up Yann Sommer. We told Bayern that too,” Virkus revealed a week ago.Rheinische Post“. According to the latest reports, the cancellation was not as definitive as originally thought.
Roland Virkus is reluctant to give up his goalkeeper for the winter break.Image: www.imago-images.de / Revierfoto
Bavaria reaches an agreement with Sommer, Gladbach demands 8 to 10 million euros
Because the keeper’s contract ends in the summer, every club can now negotiate directly with the player – without the permission of his current employer. According to Italian sports journalist Fabrizio Romano, Sommer and Bayern have now reached an agreement in this way.
Then the originally failed Negotiations between the record champions and Borussia have probably been resumedlike the Swiss “ViewAccording to this, Gladbach would also be willing in principle to let his keeper go in the winter. However, the foals are demanding a fee of eight to ten million euros, FC Bayern have only offered half so far.
The money should probably be reinvested directly on the Gladbach side in order to recruit a successor for Yann Sommer. Most recently, it was said that summer’s back-up for the Swiss national team, Jonas Omlin (Montpellier), was a candidate in Gladbach.
Jonas Omlin (left) and Yann Sommer drove together for Switzerland to the World Cup in Qatar.Image: imago / Ulmer/Team photo
Nübel no longer designated new heir? Bayern observes BVB keeper
While Sommer is only supposed to sign with the record champions for six months, Bayern are apparently also dealing with long-term planning for the goalkeeper position. Regardless of whether Manuel Neuer returns in top form in the summer or not, the DFB keeper will not guard the Bayern goal forever. After all, Neuer is now 36 years old.
Originally chosen as Neuer’s successor was Alexander Nübel, whom Bayern brought from Gelsenkirchen in 2020. However, because FCB could not guarantee him any playing times, he has since been loaned out to AS Monaco. Until the very end, the Bayern bosses hoped that Nübel would inherit Neuer one day. However, the failed return attempt after Neuer’s injury may have forced Munich to rethink.
Again “table football” reported, FC Bayern is now watching the 25-year-old BVB keeper Gregor Kobel. The Swiss has recently delivered top performances – in the “ranking list of German football” he ended up in first place among the goalkeepers in winter, ahead of his compatriot Yann Sommer.
Gregor Kobel has also played in goal for the Swiss “Nati”.Image: AP / Petr David Josek
According to “Kicker”, FC Bayern has already contacted the Kobel managementwhile his contract in Dortmund runs until 2026. However, the record champions can take their time with a commitment, Neuer’s contract runs until 2024.
Ansgar Knauff has been playing for Eintracht Frankfurt for almost exactly a year now. The offensive player was loaned to the Hessians by Borussia Dortmund and will play for the SBU until the summer and has already experienced a lot during this time.
