Uefa crackdown on Manchester City to enforce its financial fair play. FC Bayern Munich could now benefit.
- Draconian penalty by Uefa against Premier League champions Manchester City .
- ManCity is banned from the Champions League for alleged violations of financial fair play - for two years.
- Leroy Sané and Pep Guardiola would be affected by the developments - and thus probably also Bayern Munich .
Munich / Manchester - He brought the "perfect game" to Munich . When Karl-Heinz Rummenigge speaks of ex-coach Pep Guardiola , superlatives are inevitable. During his time at Bayern Munich , the Catalan won three championships in the Bundesliga (2014, 2015, 2016) and won the DFB Cup twice (2014 and 2016).
Bayern Munich: never deny Pep Guardiola
In the Champions League , however, it was never enough for the German record champions to be a huge success: victory in the elite league after the 49-year-old Spaniard had won the premier class twice in 2009 and 2011 with his home club FC Barcelona.
Once together for FC Bayern: Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (left) and Pep Guardiola.
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When Niko Kovac had to leave as a trainer at the beginning of November, the name Guardiolas again haunted the tranquil Munich -Harlaching. The Bavarians never denied the rumor.
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Instead, Herbert Hainer raved about the Spanish star coach at the annual general meeting shortly afterwards - in his first press round as FCB president. Guardiola's adviser felt compelled to make a statement.
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- Manchester City (@ManCity) February 14, 2020"Nothing is safe in football," explained his advisor Josep Maria Orobitg in mid-November to Spox and Goal when asked whether he could rule out a change of his client to Munich . Orobitg continues: “I only spoke to Pep last Wednesday. Everything is the same: he feels comfortable in Manchester City and also in the city of Manchester. And he has a contract until June 30, 2021. "
Pep Guardiola has a big problem at Manchester City
But now, four months later, the starting point is completely different. The title he had missed in Munich , the Champions League victory, Guardiola was to bring to ManCity after his move to the Premier League - and its owner, the rich Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
This year the English are still in full swing, in the round of 16 against Real Madrid (February 26 / March 17) - a very difficult task. Especially for the proud Catalan Guardiola . The draconian punishment of the European football association also hit him.
Uefa's regulators intend to exclude ManCity from the Champions League for two years - for alleged violations of financial fair play . The club immediately responded with a notice to go to the international sports arbitration tribunal CAS . The situation is stuck, a power struggle is on the way.
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And Guardiola's farewell from the Premier League ? Striking: In the past few weeks, the star trainer had repeatedly engaged with the English FA association due to the strict schedule on the island. The English boulevard promptly turned this into a supposedly chronic dissatisfaction of the Spaniard.
The latter once emphasized that he felt particularly comfortable in Munich and said that he also had a house in the Bavarian capital. So far, FC Bayern has not announced any long-term contract signing with Hansi Flick.
Student and mentor: Leroy Sané (left) and Pep Guardiola near Manchester City.
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Not only Guardiola suddenly becomes an issue again, but above all Leroy Sané - the number one transfer goal for Bavaria . The current employer of the 24-year-old international must balance the transfer balance sheet with a view to financial fair play - as of now, this is minus a whopping 98 million euros.
Manchester City penalty: impact on Bayern Munich?
The calculation is simple: Manchester needs a transfer in the three-digit million range. Sané is a caliber of this size, and a player who has still not renewed his 2021 contract. That could bring real pressure to take action in the expected transfer negotiations with the German record champions in spring.
The Champions League exclusion from Manchester City - there is currently much to suggest that this intervention by the rule-keepers has consequences for Bayern . There is already one: FCB boss Rummenigge is a strict advocate of financial fair play .
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While Pep Guardiola faces big problems with ManCity , FC Bayern want to avoid any problems in the Bundesliga game at 1. FC Köln (Sunday, 3:30 p.m., here in the live ticker).
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