When Konrad Laimer signed his first Bayern Munich contract, which would bind him to the club until 2027, his former manager Julian Nagelsmann was set to greet him and add him as the key puzzle piece in midfield
to the German manager’s gegenpressing machine. When he arrived, he was met instead by Thomas Tuchel, who saw the Austrian play a lot of his minutes as a makeshift right back. Now he is playing as a hybrid right sided midfielder/right back/left back under Vincent Kompany.
It is safe to say that Laimer’s two and a half years at Bayern have been very eventful.
But he is absolutely flourishing, at the time of writing, under the Belgian coach’s watchful eye, meaning a longer stay may be on the cards. According to Sport Bild reporter Tobi Altschäffl, as captured by @iMiaSanMia, it is even rather likely:
Bayern want to extend Konrad Laimer’s contract. A deal could even be done before the end of this year. Talks have already taken place. Laimer feels comfortable in Munich, and an agreement is considered likely. Financially, there also appear to be no major obstacles. The base salary of around €9m gross per year is to be slightly adjusted, and the negotiations could be concluded quickly
[Bayern’s sporting director] Christoph Freund to SPORTBILD: “Konny is a great guy and a key player for the future. It would be wonderful if he were to stay at FC Bayern for a very, very long time.”
It is rather difficult to disagree with Freund’s assessment here. How can one watch his current performances and not hope the Austrian stays for a long time?
Bayern Munich pulled out a wild 2-1 victory in a game that will be talked about quite a bit. So, why don’t we kick it off. This is what we have on tap for this edition of the Bavarian Podcast Works — Postgame Show:
- A look at Bayern Munich’s starting XI selections…who stood out, who struggled, and more.
- A rundown of the scoring and substitutions as we walk through the flow of the match.
- Some final takeaways on the match.
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