The last days of the transfer window are running.
What else is happening at Bayern Munich?
A possible candidate for a change is still on hold.
Munich - every year again: As the end of the changeover period approaches, the wires glow.
You can hardly imagine how often the phone rings at the Bundesliga bosses these days.
How many messages are sent.
How many thoughts revolve around the future squad of your own team.
The clubs can still be active on the transfer market * until August 31st.
It has to be done quickly, especially when there is still a need for action.
This can be clear for months or arise at short notice: Borussia Mönchengladbach or VfB Stuttgart are sad examples.
Both clubs recently suffered serious injuries to top performers.
These have to be replaced, which is why Max Eberl and Sven Mislintat will of course still try to land a new addition.
FC Bayern Munich: Are there still transfers?
Bundesliga competitor could suddenly become the key
Hasan Salihamidzic is likely to have similar plans. The sports director of FC Bayern Munich * wants to offer his new coach Julian Nagelsmann even more options for the squad. Central midfield, right defense, attacking wing - you keep hearing that Bayern * want to strengthen themselves in these three positions. But it would first need more money in the cash register, for example, to free candidates like Marcel Sabitzer from RB Leipzig. And in this context, actors from your own squad come into play.
One man seemed almost certainly gone a few weeks ago: Chris Richards *.
Since his loan to Hoffenheim in the winter of 2021, the American has been associated with another commitment at TSG.
Bayern apparently insist on a transfer fee of ten million euros, which they could then reinvest for Sabitzer, for example.
But there have been no more signals from Hoffenheim recently.
It has grown quiet around Richards.
Or is that just the calm before the storm?
Chris Richards: Change from Bayern to Hoffenheim?
It probably depends on Grillitsch and Kramaric
It is quite possible that everything is waiting for the one domino. If he falls, it should get very hot very quickly with the Bayern youngster. Because the Hoffenheim * definitely need reinforcement in the defense, Richards is considered the preferred candidate of coach Sebastian Hoeneß. The required transfer fee cannot and / or will not be paid in 1899. That would probably first require proceeds from other deals.
For weeks there have been two options for these transfer millions: Florian Grillitsch and Andrej Kramaric.
The two TSG figureheads are always associated with a farewell, for example AC Milan should be on Grillitsch.
But poker is still being played here, and a transfer of between ten and 15 million euros is to be discussed.
As long as Grillitsch is not sold, Hoffenheim will not be able to pay Richards either - and Bayern will not be able to pay Sabitzer either.
A vicious circle!
FC Bayern Munich: What will happen to Chris Richards?
Italy millions after Hoffenheim could help
In the case of Kramaric, there has recently been more and more signs of remaining in the Kraichgau. Now he himself suddenly fueled the rumors of change. After the 2-2 draw against Union Berlin, he said at
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: "It was a great time, we had a lot of successes, even if it wasn't that good last year." It
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a great time? What does he mean by that? When he was asked more specifically about his future, he said: “I can't answer that.” Apparently there should be interest from Italy - Turin, Milan or Rome should be possible addresses.
If there is actually a transfer in Hoffenheim in the coming days, Richards could become the key for Bayern. Do transfer millions from Italy, which are transferred to Hoffenheim, finally help the Munich * to the Richards deal with TSG and thus ultimately to more leeway in the negotiations with Sabitzer? It remains complicated. And exciting.
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