"Racist news" - Joshua Zirkzee talks about difficult times at Bayern

Created: 02/22/2022, 14:40

By: Marco Blanco-Ucles

Joshua Zirkzee experienced nasty hostilities on social networks after a big chance against Ajax Amsterdam.

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Joshua Zirkzee is currently scoring goal for goal at RSC Anderlecht.

The young attacker now reveals what a return to Bayern looks like and how he survived the difficult time in summer 2021.

Anderlecht/Munich - It's currently going well for Joshua Zirkzee.

The young attacker is on loan from FC Bayern Munich* to RSC Anderlecht and is causing a sensation in Belgium.

In 26 league games for Anderlecht he scored twelve times and also set up six more goals.

Zirkzee feels comfortable in Belgium, which is also due to coach Vincent Kompany.

And yet: The young Dutchman still believes in his chance to assert himself at Bayern, as he revealed in an interview with

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FC Bayern: No conversation between Julian Nagelsmann and Joshua Zirkzee since the summer

"I still hope that one day I will become an important player for Bayern.

After the season I will return to Bayern.

Where I will play after that depends on the prospects of match practice, because that's the most important thing for me," explains the attacker.

However, he is currently not in contact with FCB coach Julian Nagelsmann.

The last conversation between the two was in the summer preparation.

Zirkzee had not spoken to Nagelsmann about his loan to Anderlecht: “I made the decision all by myself.

I really wanted to go to Anderlecht.

Luckily Bayern supported this plan.”

Shortly before his loan, there had been public criticism from Nagelsmann because of a carelessly missed big chance of the youngster in the friendly against Ajax Amsterdam.

The Bayern coach demanded that Zirkzee "show a different seriousness" in this situation.

At that time, the Dutchman ran several meters towards Amsterdam's empty goal without pushing the ball over the line.

Eventually he took his time enough to have the bullet chipped off his foot.

I got hateful, racist, stupid messages

Joshua Zirkzee

The curious scene ran up and down on social networks.

The young striker was met with a wave of hatred in the days that followed.

"I got hateful, racist, stupid messages," says Zirkzee.

He then withdrew from social media for a few days.

“That was a bit much for me.” Today, however, the 20-year-old no longer gives a thought to the big opportunity: “At that moment I should have been more professional.

It shouldn't have happened to me, but it happened: So what?

Zirkzee prefers to look ahead.

Of course, he wouldn't have to get used to it much if he returned to Bayern, and he's still in contact with parts of the team: "I write to my friends from the team almost every day: With Alphonso Davies, who I hope will soon can return to the pitch, Jamal Musiala, Omar Richards and some junior players from the second team.”