Currently meeting with the Moroccan selection, the Bayern Munich side took the opportunity to take sides in the conflict between Hamas and Israel, wishing to see the “oppressed brothers in Palestine achieve victory”. A position which caused a lot of reaction across the Rhine, and which led to an official press release from the Bavarian club via the German press agency dpa.
Here is the statement in full: “FC Bayern immediately contacted Noussair Mazraoui following his posts on Instagram on Sunday. The player is currently in Africa with the Morocco national team. After his return, a detailed personal conversation with the club management in Munich is planned. Regardless, everyone, including every employee and every player, knows the values that FC Bayern stands for. We expressed this publicly and unequivocally in an article immediately after the terrorist attack on Israel. We are concerned about the fate of our friends in Israel and we stand with them. At the same time, we hope for peaceful coexistence for all people in the Middle East.”
For his part, the player spoke again on his Instagram account, saying “The fact is that I fight for peace and justice in this world. This means that I will always be against all kinds of terrorism, hatred and violence.” Not sure that this is enough to have good press in Germany.