Who saw Konrad Laimer’s turn to prominence at Bayern Munich coming? Signed on a pre-contract for the 2023/24 season while Julian Nagelsmann was still in charge in order to become a crucial cog in the midfield
of his intensive press, Laimer then arrived at a Bayern led by Thomas Tuchel that, following Nagelsmann’s sensational mid-season sacking, preferred to sit back rather than press. It was about as terrible a start to life in Munich as it could have been for the Austrian and he was soon shunted out to the right back position due to the Bavarians’ shortage of available options in the position.
But Laimer never complained (publicly) and put his all into the task, emerging as a competent option in the unfamiliar position. But following Tuchel’s exit and the arrival of Vincent Kompany, Laimer has not only made the right back position his own but has begun to flourish, putting in some outstanding performances during the 2025/26 campaign to date and becoming one of Kompany’s most trusted lieutenants.
Unsurprisingly, Laimer is enjoying his wonderful season. Asked by Bundesliga’s official website the rather arbitrary question of how to describe the season in three words, Laimer’s answer was simple: “Intense, fun and ambitious. Those are the three words that come to mind,” he said, as captured by @iMiaSanMia.
Kompany has brought back the press he is so suited to and has put his full faith in the 28-year-old as Bayern challenges, at the time of writing, for all three trophies. Laimer’s description seems fairly accurate.
