Now the exhibition of the loans begins! Philippe Coutinho and Ivan Perisic are facing decisive days with and at Bayern.
Next Friday, FC Barcelona is waiting for the quarter-finals of the Champions League. (Champions League: FC Barcelona – FC Bayern on Fri. from 9 p.m. in LIVETICKER)
If they win, the semi-finals will take place in Lisbon on the following Wednesday. The possible opponents would be Manchester City or Olympique Lyon. In the event of a defeat, the Munich team will start their journey home next Saturday.
Coutinho and Perisic want to wear the Bayern dress at least three more times, which would mean reaching the final on August 23.
But what about the two loans after that?
Coutinho leaves Bayern – where are you going?
The departure of Coutinho is a done deal. The Brazilian has to return to Barcelona for now. The 29-year-old still has a contract with the upcoming Bayern opponent until 2023.
The Catalans are apparently no longer planning with Coutinho. Not even Bayern. The association has waived the option to buy anyway. Any renegotiations also seem to be excluded.
Board boss Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said the Evening Newsthat a stay of Coutinho, as well as that of Real Madrid loan Álvaro Odriozola is “not intended” – even independently of Coutinho’s performances in Lisbon.
How much will Coutinho play?
Is it even used there regularly? His chances of starting the game are poor. On the flanks, Flick relies on Serge Gnabry, Kingsley Coman and Perisic. Coutinho got a lot of praise from Flick before the second leg of the second leg (“physically in top shape”), but still had to go to the bench.
In the next season, the advanced technician wants to be in the starting line-up again. But where? Recently, rumors of an interest from Arsenal have made the rounds.
Perisic absolutely wants to stay with Bavaria
The Bayern future of Perisic, however, is open. The Croat wants to go SPORT1-Information and despite other offers, stay in Munich.
In the coming days, his management plans to hold talks with his parent club Inter Milan and FC Bayern. It should primarily be about the transfer, because the Perisic side hopes that the Italians lower the transfer requirement. At Nerazzurri, he still has a contract with Croatian national players until 2022.
“At Perisic I have to say: This is a player I like. He may not always play spectacularly, but he is as effective as on Saturday against Chelsea and doing his job,” said Rummenigge in the THE as Perisic-Fan.
It is still possible that Munich will sign him firmly.
Flick would like four wing options
If Perisic, who is also said to be very committed in the training sessions, were to become a permanent part of the FCB squad, Flick in particular would be satisfied, because the head coach would like four wing options for the coming season. With Leroy Sané, Gnabry and Coman he already has three.
However, Perisic earns a decent salary at Inter Milan, which the two clubs currently share. This should amount to over 10 million euros gross per year.
In order to be a serious alternative for Munich, the 31-year-old will have to accept a drop in salary.
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