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Replacement for Neuer, Guardiola’s opponent, Belgian child prodigy. Bundesliga winter transfers

Date: March 29, 2024 Time: 20:25:01

“BAVERIA”

Added: Sommer (Borussia M), Blind (Ajax), Cancelo (Manchester City)

Out: Sabitzer (Man. United)

In Munich, they traditionally know how to count money, but they are not left without newcomers. This winter, three players joined the team at once, and they are all called upon to avoid conceded goals: goalkeeper Jan Sommer and two full-backs Daley Blind and Joao Cancelo.

Sommer and Canselu ended up at the Allianz Arena by chance. The goalkeeper finally received an invitation from a top club due to the injury of failed skier Manuel Neuer. The Munich team had been looking for a replacement for him for some time, considering the possibility of Alexander Nübel returning from Monaco and signing Kasper Schmeichel to Nice, but finally paid 8 million euros for the most brilliant Bundesliga goalkeeper on tape. What’s more, Borussia didn’t want to sell the Swiss at first, but they decided to when they found out that Oliver Kahn was negotiating with Schmeichel.

Cancelo has a different story. He fell out with Josep Guardiola in one of the pre-match sessions because he once again flew past the starting lineup and was promptly sent off (albeit on loan for now). At first, the Portuguese was offered to Real Madrid, but the creamy have no problems on the flanks of the defense, so the next order was sent to Munich. In fact, here he has already become the fifth (!) Right-Back after Benjamin Pavard, Nussair Mazraoui, Josip Stanisic and Boon Sarr, but he will certainly have playing practice. What can you say about the rest? Pavard has already asked for a transfer, preferably to Barcelona.

Blind is a bit clearer. At the end of December, he terminated the contract with Ajax by mutual decision of the parties and became a free agent, while Bayern only had Alphonso Davis on the left flank of the defense. And yet, the feeling that the Dutchman was included in the rotation solely by quantity does not go away. It’s hard to imagine that he kicked Davis out of the base, and in general he stayed here for a long time.

In a way, his signing is similar to the transfer of Marcel Sabitzer in the summer of 2021. In Leipzig, the Austrian was in his place, and did not reach the level of Bayern, but Julian Nagelsmann saw him as a driver of his ideas about the field and, nevertheless, he insisted on acquiring it for 15 million. Halfway through, the midfielder was on the field for 2,000 minutes, and now he has gone on loan. True, at Manchester United, which does not enter my head either.

BORUSSIA DORTMUND

At: Duranville (Anderlecht), Ryerson (Union)

Out: T. Hazard (PSV)

In previous years, Thorgan was the most successful among the Azarov brothers, but this season turned out to be a failure for him: in September he lost his place in the starting lineup, soured and went to Eindhoven for practice. While for rent, for which the Dutch paid 500 thousand.

The “bumblebees”, as usual, found reinforcements in exotic directions. From Anderlecht they dropped the 16-year-old prodigy (!) Julien Duranville for 8.5 million, who spent only 341 minutes at a professional level. But a Belgian who left was replaced by another.

And from the second (!) Union in the championship came the right-back Julian Raerson for 5 million. In four and a half years in Berlin, the 25-year-old Norwegian made 109 appearances (3 goals and 3 assists). In Dortmund, he immediately took a place at the base and scored against Mainz in the second game.

“LEIPZIG”

In: Clark (New York Red Bull)

Out: Novoa (Basel)

The Bulls continue with their philosophy of betting on talented youth, which is why there were no notable transfers at Leipzig during the winter. Unless they took 19-year-old Caden Clark back from a loan at the US branch and sent him to Basel (of course, on loan) to gain experience with teammate Hugo Novoa.

SOME HIGHER BUNDESLIGA TRANSFERS IN JANUARY:

Georginio Rutter (20, forward), Hoffenheim to Leeds for £28m

Kasper Dolberg (25, striker), Nice on loan to Hoffenheim

These two transitions are clearly worth combining. Leeds scouts will surely remember the 20-year-old Rutter from last season, when he scored eight goals in 1,603 Bundesliga minutes (around one goal every two complete games), because this year he wasn’t as good anymore (2+2 in 15 games). However, the British decided to pay almost 30 million for it, and the “people” took it to replace the famous Dolberg. At the end of the season, if everything goes according to plan, they will be able to buy the Dane.

Josip Juranovic (27 years old, cornerback), from Celta to Unión for 8.6 million

However, a replacement for Ryerson was quickly found in Berlin, and the 2022 World Cup bronze medalist cost a bit more. But his performance in Qatar convinced him it was worth it, because he was one of the few to play every playoff game (except for the game for third place) from bell to bell.

Josip Brekalo (24, winger), Wolfsburg on loan to Fiorentina

We wrote about him when we talked about Serie A. The Croatian did not find a place for himself in the Wolves field, so he was on loan at Torino last season. This fall he tried his luck again and failed again (314 minutes in the season), so now he will conquer Florence.

Jonas Omlin (29 years old, goalkeeper), from Montpellier to Borussia M for 9 million

In Mönchengladbach they became so hooked with the Swiss goalkeepers that after Sommer’s departure they signed their compatriot Omlin. The sad irony is that Montpellier’s much lesser-known goalkeeper cost them even more than the Bundesliga star. Will he be able to follow the example of his predecessor to take his place in the heart of the fans?

Philipp Max (29 years old, winger), from PSV to Eintracht on loan

Max is a footballer with a unique destiny, considered a graduate of 1860 Munich, Bayern Munich and Schalke at the same time. Since 2020 he has been performing in Eindhoven, but he did not shine and now he has returned to his homeland. He so far for six months, but the lease implies a mandatory redemption upon reaching certain conditions.

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Puck Henry
Puck Henry
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