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By: Manuel Bonke, Philipp Kessler
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Bayern sports director Max Eberl praised Real Madrid during his presentation.
In general, the Royals can serve as a role model for Munich in some respects.
Munich - When Max Eberl officially starts his new job as FC Bayern's sports director on Friday, he will of course need an office on Säbener Strasse.
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, the 50-year-old will move into the premises of the outgoing technical director Marco Neppe.
This also has to do with the fact that sports director Christoph Freund has been setting up in the office of Eberl predecessor Hasan Salihamidzic for some time.
There is a lot to do on the second floor of Bayern's office in the coming weeks and months: New management, new players, new coach - the German record champions are probably facing the biggest upheaval in the club's history.
He also used to be at FC Bayern: Real coach Carlo Ancelotti.
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FC Bayern has not been in the semi-finals of the Champions League since 2020
If this fails, there is a fear on the executive floor that, in the worst case scenario, the Munich team could end up like Manchester United and, with wrong future decisions, fall from the top of European football into insignificance in international comparison.
As a reminder: After winning the Champions League in the summer of 2020, FC Bayern never made it past the quarter-finals of the premier class.
But there is also a positive example that Bayern can follow: Real Madrid.
FC Bayern: Real Madrid as a role model for squad change
Upheaval:
Here the Royals serve as a prime example for the record champions.
In recent years, numerous top performers such as Cristiano Ronaldo (39), Karim Benzema (36), Sergio Ramos (37) and Marcelo (35) have left Real, but the Spaniards signed talented players early on such as Eder Militao (26), Federico Valverde ( 25), Vinicius Junior (23) or Rodrygo (23), who have closed these gaps and are now absolute top performers.
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At the same time, established stars such as David Alaba (31), Antonio Rüdiger (30) and Joselu (33) who did not need long to get used to were brought in.
Just like 100 million man Jude Bellingham (20).
“Of course we will also make sure we find stars.
Whether these can be realized remains to be seen.
But we also want to promote the development of players like Mathys Tel,” explained Eberl.
FC Bayern: Max Eberl praises Real Madrid for integrating talent
Talents:
The remaining over-30 group in the midfield center around Toni Kroos (34) and Luka Modric (38) was given younger representatives of their playmaking guild, Aurelien Tchouameni (24) and Eduardo Camavinga (21), who are now at their side have a not insignificant role in the royal game.
“Other big clubs like Real Madrid have managed to integrate Camavinga and Tchouameni into a midfield with Kroos, Modric and Casemiro,” said the new Bayern sports director when asked about the difficult balancing act between upheaval and title commitment during his introduction.
The example of Arda Güler (19) shows that Real coach Carlo Ancelotti is unable to permanently integrate every talent into the professional team.
The Turk moved to Real in the summer for 20 million euros, but is not yet playing a role there due to injury.
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Contracts:
Real should also serve as a role model when it comes to timely and long-term contract extensions for important stars: Valverde and Camavinga are under contract until 2029, Rodrygo and Tchouameni until 2028, Vinicius Junior until 2027. The Bayern bosses, on the other hand, have Leroy Sané, Joshua Kimmich or Alphonso Davies (all contracts until 2025) for an extremely long time and risk the stars leaving for free.
“Of course it’s not nice to lose players for free, no club wants that – not even Bayern Munich.
Because if you couldn't achieve an extension, you would of course have to act first," Eberl made clear.
Those responsible should act early, especially with Jamal Musiala (21), so as not to lose the talent of the century to another top club.
When it comes to finances, FC Bayern is a role model
Injuries:
Like Bayern, Real has also struggled with a lot of injuries (32) this season.
With goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and the central defender duo Militao and Alaba, three players are in rehab after a torn cruciate ligament.
However: The Madrilenians don't complain, their stars also perform in unusual positions.
Midfielder Camavinga had to help out as a left-back and Tchouameni as a central defender.
However: When it comes to finances, the heavily indebted Royals should stick to the seriously operating FC Bayern.
(Manuel Bonke, Philipp Kessler)