Freshly-minted Watford FC attacker Nestory Irankunda detailed why he left Bayern Munich and — as expected — the Aussie wanted more playing time at the first team level.
“It was a very hard decision (to leave Bayern Munich) but for me, my biggest goal is to play in a World Cup and the 2026 World Cup is just around the corner, so I have to be playing minutes and I wasn’t playing (in Germany),” Irankunda told Sky Sport (as captured by Yahoo). “The best thing for me was to go somewhere else. I’m excited
and very happy with the opportunity I’ve been given and just ready to get started with the team. I’m just going to work hard with the team once I get to the training ground and try to get a spot in the team.
“The Championship’s also a world-class league and competition. You learn a lot when you train with the best players in the world. I’m very grateful for the opportunity I had to train with them every day, week in, week out. From being a boy from Australia … to see top, top players like (England international striker) Harry Kane every day, and being able to train and play with them was a dream come true for me. I’m just happy with the opportunity I was given.”
Irankunda also thinks he has a lot to offer Watford and its fans.
“They’re going to expect a lot from me, being fast, someone down the right wing, running very quick and crossing the ball and scoring as well. I’m pretty fast, really fast, I’ve got a shot on me…I’m exciting at times,” Irankunda said.
The careers of Liverpool FC’s Luis Diaz and Bayern Munich board member for sport Max Eberl could end up intertwined if the transfer move goes through. Meanwhile, is the rest of the Bundesliga sick of being bullied by Bayern Munich and is the league bleeding too much talent? Also, Paul Wanner and Lennart Karl could be in line for opportunities during the preseason...can the youngster take advantage of those chances? Finally, the father of Florian Wirtz talks through how the decision to join Liverpool played out and you can hear how HBO screwed BPW this week. You can get all of that on the latest edition of the Bavarian Podcast Works — Weekend Warm-up Show! The podcast is available on Patreon, Acast, Spotify, any leading podcast distributor, or below:
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