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Bavaria's poker for summer becomes a risky game of patience

At the weekend, the last World Championship drivers also came.

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Bavaria's poker for summer becomes a risky game of patience

At the weekend, the last World Championship drivers also came. Frenchmen Kingsley Coman, Benjamin Pavard and Dayot Upamecano arrived at FC Bayern's training camp in Doha. Until Thursday, the record German champions will prepare for the second half of the season in Qatar, where the world tournament was held and where France lost to Argentina in the final.

The people of Munich had hoped that Yann Sommer would also come along these days. But the intended transfer of the Swiss national goalkeeper, who is supposed to replace the injured captain Manuel Neuer until at least the summer, has not worked out so far.

FC Bayern flies to the controversial training camp in Doha on Friday. For the last time? Before departure, the fans once again underlined their criticism of the sponsorship by “Qatar Airways”. The partnership currently runs until 2023.

Source: SID

"We will not give up Yann Sommer. We told Bayern that too," said sports director Roland Virkus of the "Rheinische Post". The 34-year-old summer is said to be inclined towards a change.

His contract with Borussia ends at the end of the season. Mönchengladbach could still get a transfer fee at the moment, four to five million euros are under discussion. In addition, Borussia would have to find a replacement for Sommer.

The announced refusal for a winter change in summer complicates Bayern's goalkeeping problem. However, those responsible in Munich did not remove Sommer from their list of candidates. The Basta from Mönchengladbach is counted as part of the transfer poker in Qatar.

"I didn't faint when I read the headline," said Julian Nagelsmann on Sunday afternoon. Referring to Virkus' statements, the Bayern coach added: "In general, it's his job to protect his players. I think that's quite normal. It's part of the business to have a poker face. I'm relatively relaxed there."

The situation is very challenging for the club. "It's not easy to decide what to do. We'll see what's possible," said Nagelsmann. "If we can't do anything, I'm also very confident that we'll play a very good second part of the season." Bayern's sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic recently said: "We'll check options now and then make a decision at some point."

One possibility would be to bring back Alexander Nübel, who was loaned to AS Monaco, early. Bayern would have to pay a transfer fee for the 26-year-old, although he is under contract with them until June 30, 2023. In addition, Nübel recently emphasized how important playing time is to him and how comfortable he feels in Monaco. Nübel had no contact with Nagelsmann for a long time.

The Munich goalkeeper poker could still last, even if the Bundesliga continues on January 20 for Bayern with the evening game at third-placed RB Leipzig. “The transfer market period runs until January 31st. Until then, we will either do something or not," said Salihamidzic.

In the training camp, Sven Ulreich is the new replacement. In addition, without the loaned Nübel, Bayern only have inexperienced young goalkeepers. The poker for summer is becoming a risky game of patience for Bayern. Although the coach praises Ulreich: "He has very good games in the first half of the season and is also very stable in training," said Nagelsmann about the 34-year-old. "We are in a very open exchange with him, he is very relaxed."

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