As of: February 1, 2024, 4:45 p.m
By: Philipp Kessler, Hanna Raif
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Spanish international Bryan Zaragoza spoke out for the first time after his winter move to Bayern.
© Imago / Samuel Carreno / Screenshot: Instagram/Bryan Zaragoza
Bryan Zaragoza is moving to FC Bayern in the winter instead of in the summer.
On the so-called deadline day, the Munich team brought the transfer across the finish line.
Munich - Kingsley Coman (27) exudes confidence again.
A few days after the FC Bayern winger suffered a serious injury in Augsburg (3-2), he addressed his fans with a photo.
It shows the Frenchman in the weight room on Säbener Strasse on a hand bike, his damaged left knee (torn medial ligament) in a splint.
“Learn to smile in every situation,” Coman wrote on Instagram on Thursday.
“See it as an opportunity to show your strength and ability.
Thank you for all the love and messages.”
Bryan Zaragoza (22) also received a lot of support on Thursday - but for more positive reasons.
The Spaniard was actually only supposed to move from FC Granada to FC Bayern in the summer for around 13 million euros.
After the shock of Coman, who will be out for around two months for the Munich team, the transfer took on greater urgency and was reportedly brought forward to the La Liga relegation candidate with a surcharge of a further five million euros.
Almost an early start.
“In football you always have to be flexible, and so we reacted again due to the current situation,” says sports director Christoph Freund (46).
“We are pleased that Bryan Zaragoza is joining us earlier than originally agreed.
Bryan sees his future at FC Bayern – this future begins now.”
Zaragoza left Malaga for his new home on a private jet at 5 a.m. on Thursday.
Shortly before 8 a.m., the Spanish international (an international match) arrived at the Oberpfaffenhofen special airport.
Zaragoza, who has signed a contract with the record champions until 2029, was then driven to the club premises on Säbener Straße in a red Audi by FCB employees.
The plan was for him to train there in the morning with his new colleagues - coach Thomas Tuchel (50) was missing again due to a flu-like infection.
That wasn't possible in terms of time.
It was only at 4:20 p.m. that FC Bayern published the long-awaited photo of the Munich team's third winter transfer on the internet, with defender Eric Dier (30/loan from Tottenham) and right-back Sacha Boey (23/came for 30 million euros from Galatasaray) wearing the club jersey.
Ten minutes later – just in time before the transfer window closed at 6 p.m. – the official club announcement came.
Zaragoza has big goals with FC Bayern
In the end, the transfer forecast by CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen (56) did not come true for the Munich team.
“We will certainly not let it come down to the last few days again,” said the CEO of FC Bayern after the final turbulence with the collapse of the deal for six-man Joao Palhinha (28/FC Fulham) last summer with a view to the transfer window Winter announced.
Nevertheless, there was a lot of activity on Säbener Straße until yesterday, the so-called deadline day.
Coman's injury in combination with the loss of Serge Gnabry (28/return after a hamstring injury in the left adductor in just under a month) made short-term action on the wings necessary in the eyes of the Munich decision-makers.
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In the days after the Augsburg game, the Bayern bosses around Freund worked hard on an early transfer from Zaragoza.
Late on Wednesday evening there was a breakthrough in the negotiations.
“I’m looking forward to what’s to come.
We have high goals,” emphasizes Zaragoza.
If everything goes according to plan, he should be a squad option for the Bundesliga home game on Saturday (3:30 p.m., Sky) against Gladbach.
Philipp Kessler, Hanna Raif