Bayern Munich sporting director, Christoph Freund, spoke to the media against the club’s match against Union Berlin. One question he fielded was about Bayern loanee, Noël Aséko — namely whether Aséko will be Leon Goretzka’s replacement when the latter leaves Bayern after this season.
Freund had this to say, “We haven’t finalized our plans for the summer yet. I’ve often spoken about Noël and said that he developed very well, he made great steps and is almost never injured, which is an important factor.
It’s important that we’re having him back in the summer. We’ll see what happens in the summer and what decisions will be made” (as reported by @iMiaSanMia)
Bayern announced this week that Aséko would return to Munich this summer. He has been on loan to Hannover 96 since February of 2025. He joined Bayern from Hertha Berlin’s academy in 2022 and made over 50 combined appearances between the U19s and Bayern II. This season with Hannover, he has started 24 of 27 matches and has three goals and five assists in league play.
The 20-year old midfielder has big shoes to fill if he is already being compared to Goretzka. Will these comparisons be a good motivation or will they be unrealistic expectations that will set Aséko up to fail?
