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FC Bayern is starting preparations for the 2020/21 season.
Just 16 days after the legendary night in Lisbon, when the German record champions hit their second triple, the short vacation for the Bayern stars is over again. A crown test is scheduled for Tuesday.
“At the start of the season, all clocks will be reset again,” clarified Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. “Time is ticking”, even if the triumph still has an effect.
But what can we expect from the triple winner?
The Bayern coach still has great demands on the Munich team, but also warns: “I am not going to make the mistake now and say: We have to repeat this triple immediately,” said Rummenigge, until now only Real Madrid had achieved it. .
At the same time, he emphasized: “We can clearly say one thing: we have a great team with a great team of coaches led by Hansi Flick and we are well positioned for the future. I am convinced that we will continue to be successful with this team.”
– schedule
The Bayern stars do not return to the Säbener Straße immediately, but instead complete cyber training in the first days to ensure that there are no positive cases of corona in the team. Of course, all of them are also tested for the virus.
In addition, the program includes radiological examinations and performance diagnostics. The joint team’s first training session is scheduled for Friday, September 11.
This means that Munich only has one week to prepare for the first competitive match: on September 18, Schalke 04 will visit the Allianz Arena for the first Bundesliga match. (Bundesliga: FC Bayern Munich – Schalke 04 September 18, from 8.30pm on LIVETICKER)
– Deadline
FC Bayern will not start the DFB Cup until October. As announced by the DFB, the first round match against 1.FC Düren (LIVE on TV on SPORT1, on LIVESTREAM and on LIVETICKER) did not take place as planned on September 11. Instead, the game should take place on October 15. The start is at 8.45 pm SPORT1 LIVE broadcasts.
After that, things go in quick succession for the record champions: including the UEFA Super Cup against Europa League winner FC Sevilla, scheduled for September 24 in Budapest, and the DFL Super Cup against Borussia. Dortmund (September 30). “We are facing a season more stressful than ever for the players,” emphasized Rummenigge.
– Match test
Due to the short preparation time, no test games are planned at the moment. There will also be no tour of China or the United States in 2020, as in previous years.
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– Additions
So far, Bayern have signed goalkeeper Alexander Nübel (Schalke 04) and French defensive jewel Tanguy Nianzou (Paris Saint-Germain) in a free transfer.
With Leroy Sané, Bayern managed a transfer hit. Manchester City received “only” 45 million euros for the German international.
Adrian Fein also returned from a successful loan season at Hamburger SV and should now prove himself in the first team.
We are still looking for right back, the most promising candidate is after SPORT1-The information continues to Sergino Dest (Ajax Amsterdam). Also, Ivan Perisic (Inter Milan) would like to stay in Munich; clubs should be in advanced negotiations.
– Departures
The talents Christian Früchtl (1. FC Nürnberg) and Lars Lukas Mai (Darmstadt 98) were awarded to the 2nd league in order to accumulate match practice.
Álvaro Odriozola (Real Madrid) and Philippe Coutinho (FC Barcelona) returned to their home clubs after a season on loan.
The departure of Javi Martínez is also approaching. Like the spanish newspaper Brand He reported that Bayern should be willing to let the defender go for less than ten million euros. Initially, the Munich-based company probably asked for twelve million euros as a transfer fee.
– contract extensions
The situation in Thiago is clear, indeed. At first, the Spanish international was about to renew his contract in Munich, but now the farewell is almost certain.
Even if the midfield strategist announced at the press conference before the League of Nations game against Ukraine that he had never said he would leave Bavaria. He didn’t either, at least in public.
In any case, there is no shortage of interested parties: Liverpool FC, Manchester United and FC Barcelona are said to be interested in Thiago. TO SPORT1-Information, you already agree with Liverpool. The heart of the matter is the transfer, the result is open.
The future of David Alaba (the contract expires in 2021) has not yet been clarified: the Austrian’s adviser has been negotiating a contract extension with the Bayern bosses for weeks. TO SPORT1-The information is probably a happy ending from Munich’s point of view.
– Saisonausblick
In the new season, the title goes back to FC Bayern. No one should believe that the Munich team lost their hunger for the title or are full after triple.
“It used to be said that after two or three championships the team had to be replaced because then they would no longer be willing to invest everything again,” Franz Beckenbauer said in the club’s “51” magazine.
Today is different. Eight championship titles in a row are “a very high art” and a sign of “outstanding mentality and outstanding will”. Nor does “he get the impression that these guys are already full. The triple is definitely an incentive.”
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with sports information service (SID)
