Is Bayern going to walk a loany road?
Bayern Munich’s sporting bosses, led by Max Eberl and Christoph Freund, have reportedly been overridden by the club’s supervisory board on transfer matters late in the window. Despite transfer rumors linking the Bavarians to a permanent move for Chelsea attacker Christopher Nkunku, German outlet SZ has reported that Bayern has decided to fill out this fall’s roster via loan only.
As captured by @iMiaSanMia:
The supervisory board’s decision to only loan and not buy has left the sporting management (Eberl, Freund) puzzled. Wasn’t there money available to sign Wirtz or at least Woltemade? After the sale of Kingsley Coman to Saudi Arabia, Max Eberl firmly assumed he would be allowed to reinvest the funds in a new attacking player, because in his own opinion, Eberl had fulfilled the requirements set for him (save money and reduce the squad). After Coman’s sale, Eberl learned to his astonishment that he is now only allowed to look for a player on loan [@SZ]
Strong language that paints an eyebrow-raising picture of chaos — one which should be taken with a grain of salt, of course. Nevertheless, SZ quotes board member and club legend Uli Hoeneß himself in saying: “I would strongly recommend filling out the squad with a loan player who is signed until June 30, 2026.” And when Uli talks, Bayern tends to listen.
The boulevard of broken transfer dreams, then? Or a wise constraint under the circumstances? Less than two weeks remain to the window’s close on September 1st.
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