FC Bayern plans the team of the future. For sports director Hasan Salihamidžić the “hot phase” is now beginning, but he is slowing down expectations.
- Bayern meet Chelsea in the Champions League .
- Sports director Hasan Salihamidžić talks about possible transfers.
- Karl-Heinz Rummenigge is reserved.
Munich - FC Bayern meet Chelsea London in the round of 16. The record champion craves revenge. Finally, the horror of the lost final is still deep. The bankruptcy in front of a home backdrop was just too painful. Almost eight years later, the first step towards coping with trauma can be taken. The small return carriage for all Bayern fans. However, the longing for the final in their own stadium continues to drive Munich.
Hasan Salihamidžić on possible transfers: "We are watching where we have to do something"
In 2022, the next Champions League final will take place in the Allianz Arena. Then the record master can at least hide the darkest chapter in his own history. However, in order for such an opportunity to open up, Bayern seem to have to improve their own squad. Such an increase in quality is associated with enormous costs. Why sports director Hasan Salihamidžić is already putting the brakes on euphoria. "We have to consider what is best for the team, but also what is financially feasible," Hasan Salihamidžić told the kicker . "We will never get ourselves into financial difficulties."
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge sees no hurry
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge is also unusually reserved. At the moment he feels no need for action. After all, it was only February. "We will take this step by step," answers Rummenigge. First of all, a needs analysis is necessary anyway. A task that Salihamidžić will tackle above all. The 43-year-old is already bursting with enthusiasm: "The hot phase is now beginning. We are watching where we have to do something."
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- FC Bayern Munich (@FCBayern) February 23, 2020Those responsible see the need for action especially on the outside track. Leroy Sané is still an issue, and Kai Havertz is said to have done it to the bosses. However, the financial means are of course finite, which is why Salihamidžić makes it clear: "You can't buy three top players in one year." This almost seems to force the Munich team to make a decision against one of the two DFB stars. The needs analysis will probably be the deciding factor.
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