Sandro Wagner had received an inquiry from FC Bayern after his stay in China.
But the striker decided to end his career.
Munich - After leaving Munich, Sandro Wagner was under contract with Tianjin Teda from the end of January 2019 until last summer.
It was to be the last stop in his career.
At the beginning of August, the former international announced the end of his career, despite a request from his former employer.
Sandro Wagner: Talks with FC Bayern as a leader in the U23
For the second team, FC Bayern was looking for a successor to the Dutch striker Kwasi Okyere Wriedt.
“I talked to Jochen Sauer and Holger Seitz.
That would have been an option, ”confirmed the eight-time national player in the“ FC Bayern Podcast ”.
Wagner would have been a more than adequate replacement for subscription goalscorer Wriedt.
To this day, the U23 are missing the goals of the 26-year-old center forward.
The best clipper of the current season is veteran Timo Kern (7) ahead of Lenn Jastremski and Nicolas Kühn (4 each).
For comparison: Wriedt had already hit the mark 17 times in the 2019/20 season after 26 matchdays.
FC Bayern: Strong U23 season prevents Sandro Wagner's comeback in Munich
The fact that he ended his career relatively early at the age of 32 was also due to the outstanding season under today's Hoffenheim coach Sebastian Hoeneß: “If it had burned for the second team, I would have done it too.
But they have become masters. "
Wagner, who was Robert Lewandowski's backup from January to December 2018 at his second stop on Säbener Straße and who was deployed 21 times for the record champions, then decided on a clear cut: “It felt good for me to quit.
And I can only wholly or not at all - that would only have been something in between, ”says today's DAZN TV expert.
“If it had burned, my Bayern heart would have said again: Come on, I'll help again.
The situation was then not necessary. "
(Jörg Bullinger)
