Hasan Salihamidzic: Is his support at Bayern crumbling?
"At some point you have to take a risk"
Created: 05/13/2022, 12:04 p.m
By: Michael Haug
According to Oliver Kahn, everything at FC Bayern is under scrutiny, and sports director Hasan Salihamidzic also has to prove himself – under difficult circumstances.
Munich – FC Bayern Munich is working flat out on the squad for the new season these days.
As teammate Kenneth Taylor revealed, Ryan Gravenberch's commitment is apparently certain.
Nevertheless, according to
Sport 1-
information
"Above all the breadth of the Bayern squad" made head coach Julian Nagelsmann think.
Sports director Hasan Salihamidzic is in a dilemma with the other decision-makers: how much risk can and must FC Bayern take?
In any case, squad planner Salihamidzic has to make convincing decisions, his contract expires on June 30, 2023.
FC Bayern: Hasan Salihamidzic on the test bench
Last Monday there was a big supervisory board meeting at FC Bayern.
As
Sport 1
reports, none of the Bayern bosses are said to have spoken out against Salihamidzic.
However, talks about a contract extension are said to be on hold for the moment.
Salihamidzic needs to deliver in the coming weeks despite pressure from different directions.
FC Bayern: Financial losses reduce the scope for action
At the end of last year, the record champions announced sales losses of over 100 million euros in the two Corona years.
However, a profit of 1.9 million euros remained, which was a satisfactory result compared to other Bundesliga clubs.
(Comparative value: Borussia Dortmund loss of 73 million euros) Nevertheless, the Corona period set FC Bayern back compared to the Premier League, in England the stadiums were full almost the whole time.
Salihamidzic must keep Bayern Munich's long-term well-being in mind!
"Basically, it is inherent in the system that a trainer has more short-term success in mind and that a sports director also has to calculate in the medium to long term," explained CEO Herbert Hainer last year.
Hasan Salihamidzic during the FC Bayern game in Mainz © IMAGO/nordphoto GmbH / Bratic
FC Bayern: Julian Nagelsmann is pushing for newcomers
Trainer Nagelsmann logically thinks primarily of the squad for the new season.
According to media reports, Mazraoui and Gravenberch alone will cost between 40 and 50 million euros.
"At some point you have to take a risk.
We're at this point right now, thinking carefully and observing what's happening on the market and in the team," said Nagelsmann.
"If I don't take the risk, the probability of reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League is lower," added the ambitious Landsberger.
Before the game against Mainz at
DAZN
, Oliver Kahn spoke of building a squad "that can win the Champions League." Kahn emphasized that he was talking about the next few years.
However, Salihamidzic also knows that this is not an easy job.
FC Bayern: How is Salihamidzic approaching the transfer summer?
Salihamidzic thinks the core of the team is “very good”.
The sports director wants to strengthen the squad across the board, on this point he now seems to have the same opinion as Nagelsmann.
“We have ideas and give our all, but we have limits and not infinite amounts of money.
We have to be creative,” emphasized the native Bosnian.
According to Sport 1
, there shouldn't be a "personal clinch" between Salihamidzic and Nagelsmann
, despite the many differences of opinion.
The daily exchange should endure.
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