Moultz
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Sounds like a come and get me...now that Bayern aren't interested anymore.
I was under the impression Bayern are set to get him from Dortmund after this season?
Sounds like a come and get me...now that Bayern aren't interested anymore.
Well there is talk now that Pep doesnt want him anymore.I was under the impression Bayern are set to get him from Dortmund after this season?
It wasn't a big secret anyway. And I doubt any Dortmund fan had hope that he will change his mind. At least there won't be any new speculations and he can focus on his job. As long as he performs reasonably well, I doubt the Dortmund fans will punish him. He wasn't at his best in the last few games though, hopefully he starts to play better again in the next months.He's confirmed on TV that he'll be signing for Bayern on a free transfer on 2nd January and will move there in the Summer. This shouldn't go down well with Dortmund fans.
Not that I know of, any link to an official statement that confirmed the deal before Lewandowski gave the interview yesterday? Afaik the only ones who clearly said in public that it will happen, were Dortmund officials during the summer, who talked about Bayern all the time.Had already been confirmed by Bayern, so I guess he was just being honest
We probably won't play him in the big games anywayBayern with a striker of his quality ... That's cheating.
So far it looks like Guardiola wants the center forward to move wide without the ball all the time, and not drop deep into midfield. Most likely it's because Ribery and Robben love to come inside and are already overloading the midfield. Lewandowski loves to drop deep, so yeah, I agree, Mandzukic is probably the better fit for our wide playmakers.I think Mandzukic is perfect for Bayern right now, he suits your team very well. He isn't horrible in front of the goal either but teams always have to find ways to improve I suppose.
Lewandowski can't sign a contract before January 2nd. Players are only allowed to sign a new contract 6 months before their old one is up, if they want to leave on a free. So no, the deal isn't complete yet. Lewandowski said in an interview after the game yesterday, that he will sign the contract for Bayern on January 2nd, that's it.Is the Bayren deal complete or just something that has been verbally agreed by club and player ?
Must feel sorry for Dortmund, that's 4 seasons in a row someone is buying one of their best(if not the best) players. Who's next? Gundogan? Reus?
Lewandowski can't sign a contract before January 2nd. Players are only allowed to negotiate new deals 6 months before their contract is up. So no, the deal isn't complete yet. Lewandowski said in an interview after the game yesterday, that he will sign the contract for Bayern on January 2nd, that's it.
He was just talking about last summer. He said he's happy with the players in the squad, but Thiago is a very special player and if he's available and wants to join, he'd love to sign him. Of course he didn't say he never wants to sign anyone ever again. Lewandowski will join Bayern next summer and most likely Pizarro will leave.Didnt Pep say he didnt need anyone else?
He was just talking about last summer. He said he's happy with the players in the squad, but Thiago is a very special player and if he's available and wants to join, he'd love to sign him. Of course he didn't say he never wants to sign anyone ever again.
Reus' clause is activating in 2014, at least that's what I read from few sources, so there you go.It'l be tough from now on, they've removed the release clause contracts from what I've read. But if it does happen, hopefully its Gundogan to us, the sexy bastard.
Reus' clause is activating in 2014, at least that's what I read from few sources, so there you go.
Yep.Activating meaning? He'l be available at a fixed price in 2014?
Dortmund wouldn't have sold Lewandowski to Bayern anyway, so why should Pep talk about him, when he's clearly not available? The journalists asked if Pep wants to sign more players, after we already signed Götze and Kirchhoff and extended the contracts of van Buyten and Pizarro and we were about to sign Thiago. And we still had Gomez at that time, if I remember correctly. Since then Gustavo, Emre Can and Gomez left.Ofcourse I didnt mean ever but I dont see what would have changed in 6 months time.
2015.Reus' clause is activating in 2014, at least that's what I read from few sources, so there you go.
Dortmund wouldn't have sold Lewandowski to Bayern anyway, so why should Pep talk about him, when he's clearly not available? The journalists asked if Pep wants to sign more players, after we already signed Götze and Kirchhoff and extended the contracts of van Buyten and Pizarro and we were about to sign Thiago. And we still had Gomez at that time, if I remember correctly. Since then Gustavo and Gomez left.
You're right, my bad.2015.
This whole thing doesn't sit well with me. I wish Klopp would banish him to play no games this season.
He will be awesome for Bayern though, he's the complete package. Their team will be insanely good.
I think the Bundesliga is slightly different than the PL (or the other elite leagues) in that regard, as Bayern are the only true elite club in there, as opposed to all the other major leagues which have a couple at the least, making players switching so openly less contentious than it is here, or in Spain or Italy.It seems weird that a player can admit that he will be joining his direct title rivals whilst still playing for his current team for the best part of a whole season. If Rooney came out now and said "I'm signing for Chelsea in January and I'm off in July", I wouldn't want him playing for us again. Lewandowski's still been playing for Dortmund even though it's clear he wanted out all summer. Is his heart really going to be in it at all this year?
Doubt that's true. It's about money, that's it. That's why City or Chelsea are named as one of the big clubs in Europe. That's what Italian teams built their success on in the 80's and 90's, when owners spent silly money on players to make it the best league in the world. Liverpool had a higher revenue, spent more money on players and wages and played in a more attractive league, that's why they attracted better players in the recent past than clubs like Hamburg, Gladbach or up until this summer Dortmund, clubs that also have a rich history. Sure, it's great to play for clubs with a lot of history, but it only becomes a factor if the surroundings are great. Look at Milan or Inter now after their sugardaddys stopped giving money and the league's quality dropped massively. Inter dropped from a treble winning team to a midtable team within 2 years, because the owner wasn't interested in covering the massive losses anymore after spending around €800m of his own money for the club in ten years. They can't attract top players even though they have a lot of history. The German league was in even worse conditions for about ten years than Serie A is now and we're still recovering. Financially the Bundesliga is now the second biggest league in Europe (we have with 18 teams a higher total revenue than Italy and Spain with 20 teams). Everything is growing slowly, the clubs pay more wages, transfer records are broken again and again. And it doesn't look like that development will stop. That's why a club like Gladbach is able to sign very good foreign talents again, they pay good money and play in one of the most attractive leagues in Europe, not because they were one of the best teams in the world in the seventies.I think the Bundesliga is slightly different than the PL (or the other elite leagues) in that regard, as Bayern are the only true elite club in there, as opposed to all the other major leagues which have a couple at the least, making players switching so openly less contentious than it is here, or in Spain or Italy.
Obviously the quality varies, and the Dortmunds and Bremens of this world can best them to the league, but in terms of stature and prestige, there's nothing to touch them, whereas even clubs like Liverpool who've been relatively barren success wise in England, can still lure players in with the size and history of their club, and don't expect to lost players to their rivals.
It's incredibly harsh on Dortmund, who've won more European Cups than Arsenal, but when you're listing the top clubs in the world, you invariably list maybe 3 from England, 3 from Italy, 2 from Spain and the 1 from Germany.
I'm sure Balu will correct me if I'm wrong, but it's always struck me that it's just accepted that if a player is good in Germany, they will end up at Bayern. No two ways about it. Their shadow casts long over the Bundesliga.
Same way they did with Götze I'd imagine.So I was talking complete bollocks then. Good. How will Dortmund fans react to Lewandowski this half season then?
Wouldn't call it complete bollocks. Bayern were financially so far ahead in the last 10 years that it happened really often. We bought a lot quality players from Bremen, Stuttgart and Leverkusen, when they had good teams. It's just that it wasn't a choice between staying and going to Bayern, but more a choice between going abroad or going to Bayern. We also lost Ballack for example and without the massive turn-around in 2010, the surprising run to the CL final and Ribery's personal problems, there's no way Ribery would still play for Bayern.So I was talking complete bollocks then. Good. How will Dortmund fans react to Lewandowski this half season then?
No, they (we) won´t, at least not to that extend. Aside from his annoying advisors Lewandowski was always straight forward, which is something that is very highly rated among the fans. If he would go abroad most of them would wish him all the best in the world. Its his destination, which is problematic.Same way they did with Götze I'd imagine.
I think the two biggest reason for the shift away from this are the following ones:Wouldn't call it complete bollocks. Bayern were financially so far ahead in the last 10 years that it happened really often. We bought a lot quality players from Bremen, Stuttgart and Leverkusen, when they had good teams. It's just that it wasn't a choice between staying and going to Bayern, but more a choice between going abroad or going to Bayern. We also lost Ballack for example and without the massive turn-around in 2010, the surprising run to the CL final and Ribery's personal problems, there's no way Ribery would still play for Bayern.
It's a bit of a myth, just the like the theory that German players usually don't go abroad, that one really is complete bollocks.
Pointless league.
Clueless post more like it.