FC Bayern: Nagelsmann will probably fly in talents Ibrahimovic and Wanner
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FC Bayern is still in the corona chaos: Numerous cases endanger the start of the second half of the season, which is why Nagelsmann is probably letting talents fly in.
Due to the numerous corona cases at FC Bayern, coach Julian Nagelsmann is apparently using all available means to have sufficient alternatives in terms of personnel.
As Sport1 reported, Nagelsmann had campaigned to bring the two U17 talents Arijon Ibrahimovic and Paul Wanner back to Munich from the current training camp of the German junior national team in Spain.
The two 16-year-old youngsters from FC Bayern are due to arrive in Munich on Thursday morning. Because of their DFB trip, the duo was freshly tested for Corona, in contrast to other young players in the club who have not yet started training.
FC Bayern vs. Gladbach: Nine corona cases endanger the start
It is still unclear whether this emergency plan will even come into effect. After the ninth corona case at FC Bayern was confirmed in Alphonso Davies on Wednesday, the second half of the season against Borussia Mönchengladbach is on the brink on Friday.
On Wednesday, Gladbach manager Max Eberl said that Bayern had already tried to move the game. “I heard something from the league. And I phoned Brazzo (Hasan Salihamidzic, editor’s note) that Bayern would like to postpone the game. But that is decided by the DFL and not us. Our topic is to focus on that Prepare the game and assume that Friday will be played. ” Salihamidzic said that dpathat people “think about” “how we can play the game and have discussed the situation with the DFL”.
To image-Information, the DFL is waiting for a decision by the Munich health department regarding Davies, who was still training with the team on Wednesday morning before his positive PCR test result. If he is infected with the more contagious Omikron variant, a team quarantine would also be conceivable due to the direct contact with colleagues. According to the DFL statutes, 15 players must be available for a Bundesliga match – including nine licensed players (including a goalkeeper).