The summer transfer window has only just begun, yet FC Bayern has already announced two very strong signings. Nathaniel Brown and Ismael Saibari are bolstering the record champions. Now, departures are at the top of the agenda. Max Eberl has his work cut out for him, but he has support.
FC Bayern’s strategy is now clear: Only once revenue has been generated can the club start thinking about its own transfers again. Alexander Nübel has already been sold, Jonathan Asp Jensen is expected to sign with Deportivo La Coruña today, and there are at least some interested parties for Joao Palhinha.
Eberl currently has to solve several problems at once, as clubs aren’t exactly lining up for some players, such as Sacha Boey or Bryan Zaragoza. Quite the opposite.
Support for Eberl at the highest level
According to a report in the Abendzeitung München , a new transfer committeehas been formed at the record-holding champions; it has been meeting regularly for some time now and decides on every single new signing or departure.
According to the report, the committee includes CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen, President Herbert Hainer, and supervisory board members Uli Hoeneß and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. Eberl thus receives expert advice, and only once these five individuals have reached a consensus will the entire supervisory board be consulted.
The reasoning is clear: if Hoeneß and Rummenigge, as well as President Hainer, support a deal, it is easier to sell it to the supervisory board. This approach has already worked twice.
It is therefore also important that the total salary level remains moderate. High payments should remain the exception. The departures of Leon Goretzka and Raphael Guerreiro have saved on salaries, and Saibari and Brown are not entering at the highest salary level; according to the AZ, they will earn less than twelve million euros.
This, in turn, creates room for expensive contract extensions, such as those for Michael Olise and Harry Kane. And it is precisely these issues that are to be addressed after the World Cup.