München – The viewer was surprised and asked loudly: “Is that Mbappé or what is his name?” No, the man in the eye-catching blue shoes was not the superstar from Paris Saint Germain, nor was the newcomer Sadio Mané, who she apparently suspected in front of her on the FC Bayern training grounds, but also new and for 18.5 million euros from Ajax Amsterdam signed Ryan Gravenberch. In her defense it should be said that she was actually walking her dog and found it rather by chance to the observation point of the non-public Bayern start.
In any case, she also saw how Gravenberch, after the joint warm-up program with the new teammates, was given a workout by fitness boss Prof. Dr. Holger Broich completed an individual unit. The 20-year-old injured his ankle at the end of the Dutch Eredivisie season and even wore a cast for a while. All of this was hardly noticeable to the Dutchman on Monday. During his exercises with the ball, he seemed so supple and dynamic that he is already expected in team training in the next few days. Broich shouted almost all of the commands to him in German, some of the more complex explanations in English. “Come, come, pace, pace, speed, light-footed,” sounded across the lawn, for example. “It’s nice to be here and it was good training,” Gravenberch said afterwards.
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Head coach Julian Nagelsmann loudly instructed the rest of the team on the next pitch. He also had to drown out the construction noise at times. The permanent installation of the video wall tested by Nagelsmann at the end of last season is not yet complete. A high-voltage power line was laid between the training sites and the ground has not yet been closed again. The Bayern pros had to make their way to the training ground along site fences.
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Joshua Zirkzee was the first to do the return, but then – like US international Malik Tillman – only did a few laps. Reserve goalkeeper Sven Ulreich led the rest of the group onto the field. The 18 training participants included Dayot Upamecano, Omar Richards and Chris Richards, who was last loaned to Hoffenheim. There were also Paul Wanner, Gabriel Vidovic and other young players. “The vacation was longer than usual, so we’re all happy to be back on the pitch,” said Nagelsmann.
There are still question marks behind the Bayern stars Lewandowski and Sané
The majority of the national players are expected back at Säbener Straße on Friday. Captain Manuel Neuer, Thomas Müller and actually Robert Lewandowski should also be back on board by July 12 at the latest. “I’m happy when he shows up on the first day of training,” said CEO Kahn, who watched the start relaxed on the sidelines. Whether Lewandowski, who is pushing his possible move to FC Barcelona, will actually return to Munich is still the big question at Bayern. The fronts in poker with Barça are massively hardened. Most recently, there was talk of a possible strike by the Poles. In any case, the topic has been annoying Munich for weeks and is also causing increasing unrest within the team.
This also applies to the cause of Serge Gnabrys. The 26-year-old has still not accepted FC Bayern’s offer to extend his contract, which expires in 2023, which is said to increase his annual salary to up to 19 million euros. The British “Sun” now reports that Pep Guardiola and Manchester City are said to have targeted the international as a possible replacement for Raheem Sterling (27). exit open.
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Sports Director Hasan Salihamidzic, who watched the start of training from his open office window together with Technical Director Marco Neppe, still has a lot of work to do after Mané’s commitment. Konrad Laimer is still considered Nagelsmann’s preferred candidate. And the search for a new head of defense continues.
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As reported by the “Gazzetta dello Sport”, among others, the Munich team is said to have at least inquired about Matthijs de Ligt at Juventus Turin. The Dutchman was already linked with Bayern three years ago before moving to Italy for €85m. “As far as central defense is concerned, we will keep our eyes and ears open until the end of the transfer window,” said Salihamidzic. Megastar Cristiano Ronaldo is also repeatedly mentioned, at least in the international media, as a possible replacement for Lewandowski at FC Bayern.
Nagelsmann is aware “that the pressure will increase a little bit”
The Bavarians still have a little time until the team presentation planned for July 16th. Two days later, the preparations continue until July 25th in the USA. On July 30th, the overture will follow in the Supercup at cup winners RB Leipzig. This should be the starting signal for “Mission 11”, at the end of which the eleventh championship title in a row should also stand for. Nagelsmann is aware “that the pressure will increase a bit more. We have to do things better to win the eleventh title and to progress in the other competitions as well.” And answer a few question marks before we start.
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