The former captain of Bayern Munich inquires with market planning and warns of the lack of attacking alternatives.
The transfer market activity that has been carried out by Bayern so far has not entirely convinced of one of the Legends of the Club, Lothar Matthäus. In statements to 'Sportbild', the former German international was critical of the arrival of Luis Díaz from Liverpool.
The signing of Luis Díaz, a 28-year-old player who wanted to sell Liverpool because he was not extended, for 75 million euros, does not seem like a big problem to me. The Colombian has speed and quality, and he can replace Leroy Sané, but if the club was honest with itself, it would admit that he was not the first choice. After Nico Williams, Rafael Leão and Jamie Gittens, Luis Díaz were actually number four on the list of goals. And I don't see a real replacement for Harry Kane; It's a risk, “he said.
For Matthäus, the absence of an attacker who can replace the Englishman is an important shortcoming that the team can influence at crucial moments of the season. Yet in the battle for the Bundesliga he is clear: “Only Borussia Dortmund is a credible rival. If Bayern does not make his life more difficult with internal problems, for example, will not pose a real threat.”
The former football player added that the final assessment of the season will mainly depend on the performance in the Champions League, a competition in which the Bavarian Club hopes to recover after several campaigns without reaching the final.