FC Bayern: Is the big cadre break from the record champions now?

FC Bayern can already make the 34th championship in the Bundesliga clear this weekend against Mainz 05 – provided the competitor from Leverkusen fails. At the latest at the end of the season, however, the league winner should be safe to the Munich. However, they played out more titles: In the DFB Cup, the record champion was already out against Leverkusen in the round of 16, and in the Champions League there was an end to Inter Milan last week.

Injuries; The squad is currently not wide enough to mix in Europe at the top. Sports board member Max Eberl is therefore increasingly under pressure and has to act. In summer there could be a large change on Säbener Straße.

As the “” reports, only nine Bayern players are inviolable. This includes Captain Manuel Neuer, Jamal Musiala, Joshua Kimmich and Alphonso Davies (currently injured) – they are all important regulars and have recently extended their contracts in Munich. Starstormer Harry Kane, newcomer Michael Olisé and the own plants Aleksandar Pavlović and Josip Stanišić are also also unsalable. The same applies to wintry access and new deputy Jonas Urbig.

Dayot Upamecano is actually one of the indispensable, but according to media reports, those responsible for FC Bayern are bothered by the French defender. Apparently he demands too much salary. His contract runs until summer next year. It will be shown whether club and player agree on an early extension. If not, the 26-year-old could be sold.

Upamecanos Compagnon in central defense, Minjae Kim, made some dropouts at the Champions League-Aus against Inter Milan and is once again criticized. According to the broadcaster, both Upamecanos and Kim’s future are still open to Bayern.

The false purchases Sacha Boey and Bryan Zaragoza, who is currently loaned to Osasuna, are also on the list of potential change candidates. Another loan player, Mathys Tel, could bring FC Bayern 60 million euros if the English club Tottenham Hotspur pulls the purchase option.

It is currently unclear how things go with João Palhinha. The record champions had struggled for the Portuguese for a long time and at the end paid 51 million euros for him. The “” newspaper speculates that he will leave the club again this summer after just a year. According to this, his compatriot Raphaël Guerreiro could also go. It is flexible, but not a top international class in any position.

With a possible departure of Kim and/or Upamecano, the personnel Jonathan Tah should get hot again at Bayern. The 29-year-old central defender announced his farewell to Bayer Leverkusen on the weekend after the Bundesliga game at FC St. Pauli (1-1). Last summer, Tah and the Munich team had already agreed on a change to Säbener Strasse, but the deal failed on the supervisory board.

Ex-national player and football expert Lothar Matthäus advises Munich to try again: “If I had something to say at FC Bayern, then I need the best and tah is one of the best. I would definitely deal with Tah,” he wrote in his.

Another Leverkusener is sure to be on Eberl’s note: Florian Wirtz. It is no longer a secret that the Munich people want to lure him to the Isar. According to the “Sport Bild”, the midfield star is still “transfer goal number 1” despite the need on the shaky defensive. For this, the FCB would have to loose more than 100 million euros. However, the burst Tah deal has burdened the relationship between Bavaria and Bayer-and should make the negotiations difficult. “” Max Eberl still deals intensively with Xavi Simons from RB Leipzig as a Wirtz alternative.

If a new star would come in midfield, players like Leon Goretzka, Kingsley Coman and Serge Gnabry would have to worry about their whereabouts. With Thomas Müller, a large earner has already been canceled from the list of salary. The 35-year-old veteran does not receive a new contract with Bayern.

Negotiations with players at Bayern cause unrest. At the beginning of the year, the “” reported on internal criticism of sports director Eberl. There were some irritation behind the scenes – especially with regard to contract extensions and communication with the management. It was heard from the association that Eberl tends to do it alone. Further allegations are: Eberl spend too much money on extensions and hardly generate any income.

Honorary President Uli Hoeneß also interfered in the transfer debate: At the anniversary celebration for 125 years of FC Bayern in March, he warned that there was not much left of the infamous fixed deposit account of the club. In view of this, a landlord transfer is only possible with the help of a special fund. As the “”, CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen tried to capture the Hoeneß statements again: “I can calm them down: We are able to act,” he said on the sidelines of the Bundesliga game against Dortmund. “Uli’s motivation is different.” Hoeneß is concerned about too high expenses, for example with “sprawling salaries”. An indirect criticism of Eberl? It would be conceivable.

At Bayern, the mistakes in the squad planning cannot only be determined by the person Eberl. In the summer of 2022, the then sports director Hasan Salihamidžić invested 1377.5 million euros in the players Sadio Mané, Matthijs de Ligt, Mazraoui, Gravenberch, Yann Sommer, Mathys Tel. Everyone left the club within two and a half years, most recently Tel in February. Sadio Mané was gone again after a year.

FC Bayern has to get more stability into its own transfer policy again. So a lot of work is waiting for Eberl this summer, he has to iron out his own failures and that of his predecessor. The next change should be decisive for Eberl’s future with the record champions.