It’s no secret that Bayern Munich sporting director Max Eberl might have the most demanding job in the world. He has been tasked to sell players that are hard to sell and secure big signings. He’s done one of them by signing Ismael Saibari and Nathaniel Brown, but the other one isn’t done. Far from it:
The supervisory board has been impressed by the way Max Eberl handled the Saibari and Brown deals. The club’s leadership sees Eberl’s work during the transfer window in a positive light. Eberl has been accused
of leading transfer negotiations alone in the past, without consultation with the likes of Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. This time, he kept the supervisory board informed throughout the different steps of both deals and transparently updated them on the progress.
The supervisory board was pleased with the outcome of the negotiations. However, it has not yet given its final verdict on the transfer window. Eberl is now tasked with generating funds through player sales. The candidates are João Palhinha, Bryan Zaragoza, Sacha Boey, Hiroki Itō, and Minjae Kim. At present, there’s little interest in those players, and clubs are unwilling to meet Bayern’s asking prices.
As long as Eberl is unable to sell players, additional new signings will have to wait. The fees received for those players are considered a key prerequisite for strengthening the squad further.
Transfer income would also be highly beneficial for the assessment of Eberl’s work at the transfer review meeting at the end of August. In fact, generating funds is considered the key prerequisite for Eberl to fully win over the club’s leadership and secure a new contract.
– Sport Bild’s Julian Agardi and Christian Falk as captured by X account @iMiaSanMia
Alexander Nübel is now off to Türkiye, so Eberl must sell at least three more (the ones who weren’t at the club for most of last season).
