Football: Got Questions? Eberl Spills the Beans on Club World Cup, Rumors, and Pressure
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Eberl's Frustration with the World Cup: Player Lists and Transfer Pressure Loads - World Cup Discontent of Eberl Revealed
Football season's here, and FC Bayern's sporting director, Max Eberl, has his eyes glued to the Club World Cup in the USA. But the European transfer market's constantly calling his name!
Ever since that opening match in Cincinnati, questions about potential departures or new big-ticket players have been flooding Eberl. So, when is the show finally gonna start?
In typical Eberl fashion, he fires back: "What's the date today? And how long is the transfer window open? Until September 1st. A lot can happen before then!"
So, what exactly keeps Eberl on his toes?
Eberl straight-up says it's part of the job. But those darn transfer rumors and the phantom candidates for sale he reads about in papers? Those make him sweat. These dudes include Kingsley Coman, Minjae Kim, Sacha Boey, Serge Gnabry, and Joao Palhinha, who've been linked with a potential exit. With their transfer fees and salary cuts, life'd be much easier for Eberl as a buyer.
Low-key, he's already bagged a couple of nifty additions. Guy named Jonathan Tah (from Bayer Leverkusen) and Tom Bischof (from TSG Hoffenheim) now rock the Isar. The last dance, however, happened in attack: Thomas Müller, Leroy Sané, and even the once-promising Mathys Tel (20) bade farewell—Tel left for Tottenham Hotspur for around 35 million after a loan stint.
Still no luck on the selling side, huh?
Yep! We need someone to fill the void in attack, pronto! Eberl admitted it, and sports director Christoph Freund followed up with "Our mission is to fortify attack and bring quality to the table." Joshua Kimmich concurred on the sidelines, but he got schooled by Eberl: "Jo is on the pitch—and I'm off it."
Transfer talk can be chatted about on the pitch, too. Witness Sacha Boey, our backup right-back, scoring a few goals against Auckland City, or Kingsley Coman doubling up against a team that, of course, wasn’t a benchmark. That Frenchman's been here since 2015. His contract's still good for two years. But with Coman's injury record, there's a constant clouds of uncertainty hanging over his head.
Eberl and manager Vincent Kompany both spoke up in defense of Coman when talk turned to potential suitors. "King delivers the goods," Eberl said, emphasizing Coman's stellar performance last season and injury-free play. Kompany chimed in, praising Coman for scoring important goals in the club’s history.
But what about that one important goal, Kompany?
You're right, dude! That game-winning goal in the 2020 Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain! If Coman stays fit, we've got ourselves a top-notch winger, according to Kompany. The buying, selling, and rumor mill at Bayern never stops turning.
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- Max Eberl, with the Club World Cup ongoing in the USA, is juggling between upcoming matches and the European transfer market.
- Despite the transfer window closing on September 1st, Eberl is still under pressure due to constant rumors about potential departures from players such as Kingsley Coman, Sacha Boey, and others.
