This Friday morning, the ‘Bild’ revealed that Kasper Schmeichel was FC Bayern’s alternative to Yann Sommer. FT digged deeper and found out: Yes, he was. And the trail was actually pretty hot.
According to our information, the Munich team contacted the 36-year-old goalkeeper and quickly received his offer. And even the OGC Nice was willing to give up its number one on loan with an option to buy – if a replacement had been found.
Gladbach gets wind
Borussia Mönchengladbach got wind of it and were suddenly willing to sell Sommer to Munich. After all, it was also known on the Lower Rhine that Schmeichel represented a much cheaper and also suitable alternative, and that Bavaria’s negotiating position improved as a result.
Ultimately, Bayern paid eight million euros for the summer. If successful, another 1.5 million can be added. Gladbach, in turn, reacted to the loss of the 34-year-old by signing Jonas Omlin (29) from HSC Montpellier.
