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Not too long ago, Julien Yanda’s stock was quite high. The St. Pauli academy player was drawing a lot of attention at the Hamburg-based club, was seen as one of Germany’s top left-back talents, and even made their Bundesliga matchday squad once in the 2024/25 season. But Bayern Munich was on the lookout for another left-back for their reserve team in January 2025, given Adam Aznou’s growth past the U-23s
and subsequent desire for a loan, and Yanda had just six months left on his contract. It did not take long for the Bavarians to settle on Yanda as their desired left-back. And so, Bayern signed yet another highly talented player.
How quickly time passes. Aznou is long gone and Yanda has failed to impress as much as Lamine Yamal’s close friend. The 18 months Yanda spent at Bayern were unconvincing, filled with too many technical and performance-related inconsistencies even for a young player. He didn’t really manage to make a step forward in that time, either.
Clearly, Yanda needed a new spark to reach the next step in his development. In summer 2026, it was decided he would join Spanish second-division side CD Eldense on loan to continue his development and hopefully find that spark to keep improving. Two months into the season, though, the loan has not worked out. Yanda has yet to see the pitch for relegation-threatened Eldense, putting the young left-back in a difficult position. Bild reports (as captured by @iMiaSanMia_GER) that a slow integration is at fault:
Things aren’t going well for Julien Yanda at CD Eldense yet. He hasn’t made an appearance in the league at all so far. The reason given for this is the player’s still necessary adjustment to the new environment and the new playing style.
This puts Yanda in a difficult position at Lionel Messi’s new club. No, that tidbit in the title was not clickbait. On Thursday, September 29, CD Eldense announced the 39-year-old Argentine’s acquisition of the club from previous owners, Colombian investment group Grupo TH. The deal is still pending approval from Spain’s National Sports Council, but it could be the boost the club needs. Messi is the third owner of Eldense in less than a year, the coach was sacked in mid-September, and the club is near the relegation zone. Eldense really needs some help from the legendary footballer, and Yanda needs some stability.
Perhaps Messi’s first suggestion can be to finally let that talented kid from Munich play. That should help, right?
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