Eberl: Dias can score goals, assists and can run well. The failure to renew Muller s contract is not a matter of money.

Bayern director Eberl accepted an exclusive interview with 11Freunde and talked about his work situation and this summer's transfer window.

Since you took office at Bayern in March 2024, the team has faced many problems. The initial search process was quite complicated, and many important transfers failed to be completed this summer...

"The outside world's impression of this may be due to the fact that many names have been circulated in the media, but in fact they have never entered our consideration range. Overall, I've noticed that there's a lot of public focus on transfer talk these days, and some people automatically assume that players who are good at dribbling or scoring goals are Bayern's targets. However, attention-grabbing elements like running statistics and injury records are rarely mentioned in the media."

So is everything going well at the moment?

"Of course, this has been a very intense period because we had three key players injured at the start of the season and Koeman expressed his desire to move to Saudi Arabia at the end of the transfer window. As a club, we have a clear plan to strengthen the squad and we have implemented this plan even in the world. We completed the visa exemptions for Bischoff and Jonathan Tower before the Club Cup, and Dias also joined us in mid-July, so the disturbances you mentioned have never bothered me. Freund and I are aware of the market situation, and we will discuss the suitability of the players with Kompany and the scouting department closely. If we want to sign a player, we will discuss the details with Dresson and then submit the potential transfer to the supervisory board led by Hainer, where Rummenigge and Hoeness will also provide sporting expertise. "

Talking about the specific plans for this summer's transfer window

"After the end of the 2024 summer window, we have been thinking about how to prepare for all possible situations. As we all know, in addition to lineup planning, I also want to reduce salary. Therefore, our initial focus is on 'internal transfers', i.e. renewing existing players and promoting academy players, before looking at bringing in external players. "

Which players must be kept?

"Muciala and Alfonso, plus future captain Kimmich, these three are important cornerstones of Bayern's development. Retaining them is the key to the club, so we are willing to invest money. We are also willing to renew Sane's contract, and have conducted multiple communications to understand his demands in terms of treatment and planning to be prepared. However, the problem is not that the players leave, but that there is no suitable replacement."

When did Sane make it clear that he would not stay at Bayern?

"He told him at the end of May that he did not want to stay with the team, which is one of the reasons why I flew back from the Club World Cup to discuss alternatives with the Supervisory Board. At that time, we had already conducted an in-depth inspection of Dias and several other players, and unanimously agreed to sign him during the talks."

What alternatives are there besides Dias?

"I will not reveal specific names, but we looked at many players, some appeared in media reports and some did not. The key is whether the new players are suitable for us, for which we considered parameters such as running data and injury records. In addition to Dias's football skills, these factors also made us choose him. Dias not only scored goals and assisted He can attack a lot and run 11 to 13 kilometers per game, which is what we need in the game. Such decisions are always based on probability and there is no absolute guarantee, but from the current point of view, players such as Kane are performing increasingly well when playing alongside Dias."

Muller was willing to renew his contract with Bayern even for a meager salary. Why did the club reject him?

"To be honest, we didn't talk to him about money at all, it was more about the team's lineup. Everyone wants him to stay at Bayern. He is one of the greatest players in the history of the club, so it is impossible to assign him any role. It fully reflects his value. We had a candid communication in March, it was a difficult decision, a difficult conversation, and we decided to part ways amicably, and he even participated in the Club World Cup to bring his career at Bayern to a successful conclusion."