Loan players have the chance to stay in Munich? SPORT1 does the check.
Buy, borrow again or let it go?
For Philippe Coutinho, Ivan Perisic and Álvaro Odriozola, FC Bayern’s management must soon find answers to these questions. All three are only on loan from their regular clubs. The loan contracts end on 30 June each year.
In the case of Coutinho and Perisic, the Bavarians have secured a purchase option, which should be exercised by mid-May.
The Bayern II squad also has players on loan, including Nicolas Kühn and Woo-yeong Jeon.
Difficult decisions in difficult times, as the Corona crisis and the resulting break in the game lead to planning uncertainties.
Which of the Bayern players on loan can hope to stay?
Philippe Coutinho (on loan from FC Barcelona):
When Leroy Sané’s transfer failed last summer due to a torn cruciate ligament, sports director Hasan Salihamidzic, in cooperation with board chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, pulled Philippe Coutinho out of the hat at short notice. The key data: 8.5 million euros in rental fees, a purchase option of 120 million euros with an annual income of around 25 million euros gross.
Although his Bayern record reads respectable (32 compulsory matches, nine goals, eight assists), he has not yet become an indispensable regular.
This is one of the reasons why it is almost impossible that Bayern will make use of the purchase option. But: The corona crisis is upsetting the entire transfer market. In addition, Coutinho and his family feel at home in Munich and he has a head coach in Hansi Flick, who still believes he can achieve the Bayern breakthrough.
A Coutinho commitment would be conceivable in the event that the planned mega-transfers from Kai Havertz and Leroy Sané burst and Barcelona should significantly lower the price of Coutinho. A new loan would also be possible.
The Marca last brought into play the option whereby the Catalans could lend the Brazilian once more to save his salary. There he still has a contract running until 2023.
Álvaro Odriozola (borrowed from Real Madrid):
Flick demanded two new hires this winter.
With Álvaro Odriozola he got at least one wish fulfilled. The 24-year-old Spaniard was loaned out by Real Madrid shortly before the end of the winter transfer period until the end of the season.
But Odriozola has hardly been able to strengthen the Bavarians so far. The only thing the four-time Spanish international has been able to do is to play in a 3-2 victory over SC Paderborn, and he has a total of 70 minutes of compulsory play. Another reason: The Spaniard is said to have technical and tactical deficits, and Benjamin Pavard has also made a name for himself as a right-back.
The Munich team does not have an option to buy. Although the record champion is still looking for a right-back for the coming season, it seems extremely unlikely that they have found one in Odriozola. His departure at the end of the season is likely. Loan players have the chance to stay in Munich? SPORT1 does the check.
Buy, borrow again or let it go?
For Philippe Coutinho, Ivan Perisic and Álvaro Odriozola, FC Bayern’s management must soon find answers to these questions. All three are only on loan from their regular clubs. The loan contracts end on 30 June each year.
In the case of Coutinho and Perisic, the Bavarians have secured a purchase option, which should be exercised by mid-May.
The Bayern II squad also has players on loan, including Nicolas Kühn and Woo-yeong Jeon.
Difficult decisions in difficult times, as the Corona crisis and the resulting break in the game lead to planning uncertainties.
Which of the Bayern players on loan can hope to stay?
Philippe Coutinho (on loan from FC Barcelona):
When Leroy Sané’s transfer failed last summer due to a torn cruciate ligament, sports director Hasan Salihamidzic, in cooperation with board chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, pulled Philippe Coutinho out of the hat at short notice. The key data: 8.5 million euros in rental fees, a purchase option of 120 million euros with an annual income of around 25 million euros gross.
Although his Bayern record reads respectable (32 compulsory matches, nine goals, eight assists), he has not yet become an indispensable regular.
This is one of the reasons why it is almost impossible that Bayern will make use of the purchase option. But: The corona crisis is upsetting the entire transfer market. In addition, Coutinho and his family feel at home in Munich and he has a head coach in Hansi Flick, who still believes he can achieve the Bayern breakthrough.
A Coutinho commitment would be conceivable in the event that the planned mega-transfers from Kai Havertz and Leroy Sané burst and Barcelona should significantly lower the price of Coutinho. A new loan would also be possible.
The Marca last brought into play the option whereby the Catalans could lend the Brazilian once more to save his salary. There he still has a contract running until 2023.
Álvaro Odriozola (borrowed from Real Madrid):
Flick demanded two new hires this winter.
With Álvaro Odriozola he got at least one wish fulfilled. The 24-year-old Spaniard was loaned out by Real Madrid shortly before the end of the winter transfer period until the end of the season.
But Odriozola has hardly been able to strengthen the Bavarians so far. The only thing the four-time Spanish international has been able to do is to play in a 3-2 victory over SC Paderborn, and he has a total of 70 minutes of compulsory play. Another reason: The Spaniard is said to have technical and tactical deficits, and Benjamin Pavard has also made a name for himself as a right-back.
The Munich team does not have an option to buy. Although the record champion is still looking for a right-back for the coming season, it seems extremely unlikely that they have found one in Odriozola. His departure at the end of the season is likely.
