Agent David Moss: “Bayern didn’t see Musiala’s real potential”
Jamal Musiala is someone who has developed a lot at FC Bayern. The club’s trust was not always there, says an advisor.
David Moss, today’s advisor and former companion of Bayern-Juwel Jamal Musiala, spoke about the player’s move to FCB. He emphasizes that he believes that even the people of Munich underestimated the potential of today’s 18-year-old.
“Musiala no longer had a contract with Chelsea and the fact that his mother is German was even more tempting for her,” explains Moss at GOAL and SPOX the reasons that FC Bayern tried to attract the youngster. In 2019, the offensive player joined the FCB youth team, and the Blues failed in their efforts to equip Musiala with a professional contract so that the move was free of charge.
Arriving in Munich, however, things didn’t go optimally from the first minute, as Moss, former scout at Celtic Glasgow, says in retrospect: “I don’t think Bayern immediately saw the real potential that we saw in Jamal. Crazy enough they don’t always put him in the U17 team. ” Moss and Louis Bell, his partner in the First Access Sports Agency, would have spoken to the coaches about this fact.
“We were told that they knew what his skills were, but that he had to work harder off the ball. We pushed and pushed him and as a result he went from being a player who stumbled in the U17s to being one of the most exciting Talents developed in world football, “says Moss, who emphasizes:” If you believe in a player like him, then you have to stand up for him because clubs can make mistakes. “
Musiala: Nagelsmann demands physical progress
After 20 appearances in the youth teams of FC Bayern and eight games for the amateurs in the 3rd division, Musiala made his Bundesliga debut against SC Freiburg on June 20, 2020 (two minutes).
In the following season he was already part of the professional squad and showed strong performances, especially in the end of the season, which was rewarded with a nomination for the European Championship (a total of eight international matches).
In the current season, Musiala is going through a small dent in his development, in 16 appearances (four goals, four assists) he mostly comes off the bench. When asked about his joker role, coach Julian Nagelsmann said in October: “You have eleven players and if Jamal is going to play, someone else has to go out. If I let Musiala play, then someone else is out and there is a headline about him.” At Musiala you also have to “pay attention to your health. He’s not yet a fully trained athlete. He still has to make progress physically.”