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Fabio Celestini (48) is a patient man. For minutes after the 1-1 draw in the friendly match against Bayern, the Basel coach stood as ordered and not collected in the mixed zone, politely waiting for his coaching colleague Thomas Tuchel (50) to answer all questions. He is besieged by more than a dozen reporters. And they all want to know the same thing: what about the selection planning? Which players will Bayern sign?
Min-Jae Kim (27) is with South Korea at the Asian Cup, Noussair Mazraoui with Morocco in Africa. Midfield puncher Leon Goretzka (28) has to assist in the center of defense against FCB. And on the right Joshua Kimmich (28). An unsatisfactory situation for the German record champions. But Tuchel does not lose his nerve: “I am relaxed because I know how difficult it is in winter. The transfer phase is very complicated. There are still many good clubs in the Champions League, they have their own goals. We look at a level that also helps us. So it is very difficult.”
“Animal, we need Animal!”
Tottenham reserve Eric Dier (29) should close one of the gaps. When asked how the name sounded to him, the Bayern coach replied with a broad grin: “English.”
Tuchel smiles away at the construction site in Bayern. Because he knows that Dier is slowly but surely becoming a running joke. The 29-year-old has been linked to Bayern for half an eternity. “Dier, we need Dier,” was the headline in the Abendzeitung, based on the famous “Eier-we-need-eier-quote” by goalkeeper legend Oliver Kahn.
He is partly responsible for making Bayern’s selection look like a patchwork quilt. Because the former CEO, together with ex-sports director Hasan Salihamidzic, does not seem to have charted the right course. Sports director Christoph Freund must pay the entire amount. After the match against Basel, he hinted that something would happen in the transfer market: “It is a fact that we are in contact with a number of players and are currently having some discussions.”
One of them is Eric Dier, who is on loan to Bayern until the end of the season. Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo, PSG star Nordi Mukiele and Fulham’s Joao Palhinha are also being swapped.
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team
|
SP
|
T.D
|
PT
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
 Bayer Leverkusen
|
16
|
34
|
42
|
|
|
2
|
 Bayern Munich
|
16
|
37
|
41
|
|
|
3
|
 VfB Stuttgart
|
16
|
18
|
34
|
|
|
4
|
 RB Leipzig
|
16
|
21
|
33
|
|
|
5
|
 Borussia Dortmund
|
16
|
5
|
27
|
|
|
6
|
 Eintracht Frankfurt
|
16
|
6
|
24
|
|
|
7
|
 TSG Hoffenheim
|
17
|
-1
|
24
|
|
|
8th
|
 SC Freiburg
|
16
|
-5
|
24
|
|
|
9
|
 1. FC Heidenheim 1846
|
16
|
-7
|
20
|
|
|
10
|
 VfL Wolfsburg
|
16
|
-7
|
19
|
|
|
11
|
 FC Augsburg
|
16
|
-7
|
18
|
|
|
12
|
 Borussia Monchengladbach
|
16
|
-4
|
17
|
|
|
13
|
 Werder Bremen
|
16
|
-7
|
16
|
|
|
14
|
 VfL Bochum
|
16
|
-15
|
16
|
|
|
15
|
 Union Berlin
|
15
|
-14
|
13
|
|
|
16
|
 FSV Mainz
|
16
|
-15
|
10
|
|
|
17
|
 1. FC Cologne
|
16
|
-18
|
10
|
|
|
18
|
 SV Darmstadt 98
|
16
|
-21
|
10
|
Source : Blick
I’m Emma Jack, a news website author at 24 News Reporters. I have been in the industry for over five years and it has been an incredible journey so far. I specialize in sports reporting and am highly knowledgeable about the latest trends and developments in this field.
