We can add former Bayern Munich and Germany great Lothar Matthäus to the list of folks who think that FC Bayern and Konrad Laimer need to find a way to get a deal done.
“I think the team performed worst in the three or four games without him. Laimer is outstanding as a right-back, which isn’t actually his position, and he also makes an impact going forward. He forms a duo with Michael Olise, similar to Philipp Lahm and Arjen Robben,” Matthäus wrote in his column for Sky Germany (as captured by Abendzeitung).
“He feels comfortable in Munich. Why would he choose to go abroad for half a million or a million more, where he would first have to settle in and prove himself again? A professional for whom football is paramount likes to play for a club where everyone has fun and enjoys themselves, and where titles are won. You get all that at FC Bayern, and the quality of life in Munich isn’t so bad either.”
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Matthäus seems to be echoing a point made in last week’s Weekend Warm-up — Laimer and Bayern are just better together — and Laimer is more valuable to Bayern Munich than he would be elsewhere.
Will the two sides be able to get a deal done?
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