Why does Bayern Munich sell Matthias Diricht and keep Eric Dier. A Bayern senior guessed why.
Germany’s SPOX reported on the 14th (Korea time) that “Bayern center back Diricht is scheduled to leave the club.”
Until just before the opening of the 2023-2024 season, Duricht was evaluated to form a Bayern centerback duo with newly recruited Kim Min-jae. Since he was already a player who had his skills verified at Bayern, expectations were high for his teamwork with Kim Min-jae.
However, Duricht’s season was full of ups and downs. He spent most of the first half of the year injured and spent a long time sitting on the bench. Fortunately, he became a starting player in the second half with Eric Dier, but the team finished the season without a spectator, and Thomas Tuchel also left the team.
Despite his performance in the second half of the year, Bayern immediately decided to sell Diricht. Kim Min-jae and Dayot Upamecano were not considered as priority for release despite their disappointing performances, and Dyer, who used to be a nuisance at Tottenham, was selected as a player who would never transfer. On the other hand, Manchester United, led by his old teacher Erik tenhach, is close to recruiting Diricht, as he is pushing for the sale immediately on the grounds that he is a high-paid player. 핑크알바
Holger Batshutber, who played for Bayern and Stuttgart in the past, revealed why Bayern made this decision.
SPOX said, “Duricht is a candidate for sale at Bayern. Duricht is known to have successfully reached personal agreement with Manchester United. Bayern fans are not happy with his transfer. However, Batshutber was able to understand Bayern’s decision.”
“Dericht was recruited by Juventus as he is expected to be a defensive leader. However, he has never grown into a leader either at Juventus or Bayern,” Batshutber said. “He was not a starting member for the national team under Louis van Gaal, and it is the same for Ronald Koeman now. He was not always a starting member for Bayern,” he said, pointing to Duricht’s lack of competitiveness and leadership.
“I think Duricht probably did not meet the expectations of the leadership. It is worth a good look at such facts,” he said, pointing out that the leadership was disappointed in Duricht.
In fact, since Diricht was on Bayern’s sales list, the German media has also pointed out that Diricht’s high weekly salary and his injury history have not been able to start consistently.
On the other hand, Dyer, Kim Min-jae, and Upamecano suffered relatively few injuries. In particular, Dyer was highly regarded for his communication skills after moving to Bayern and received favorable reviews that he had the qualifications of a leader.
Diricht, who was expected to be in charge of the future of Bayern’s defense, is approaching the moment he leaves the team. Many Bayern fans are expected to pay attention to whether his shortcomings that Bayern has noted will really affect his future performance.
