Jackson just a stopgap? Eberl reveals failed Bayern transfer plan | OneFootball

Max Eberl has provided new insights into the turbulent final phase of the summer transfer window at FC Bayern – and in doing so, has revealed a spicy transfer consideration. In an interview with 11Freunde, the sporting director disclosed that the club originally intended to sign a permanent replacement for Kingsley Coman. However, the supervisory board put a stop to the plan – and in the end, the only option left was the loan deal with Nicolas Jackson.

FC Bayern experienced one of the most complicated transfer phases of recent years this summer. After signing Jonathan Tah, Tom Bischof, and Luis Díaz, the squad planning seemed to be complete by mid-July. But the unexpected departure of Kingsley Coman, who joined Saudi club Al-Nassr in mid-August, put those responsible – Max Eberl, Christoph Freund, and coach Vincent Kompany – under sudden pressure.

“Together with Vincent Kompany and Christoph Freund, we had an idea for a player we could buy if Coman were to leave,” Eberl explained in his conversation with 11 Freunde. “But it was then decided that we would not buy anymore, but only loan.”

Supervisory board stopped Bayern transfer – Hoeneß criticizes

With this statement, Eberl indirectly confirmed that the supervisory board blocked the transfer plan. In particular, Uli Hoeneß had publicly communicated the policy of only making loan deals in the final phase of the transfer market – which caused unrest internally.

Eberl emphasized, however, that there was no open conflict: “It wasn’t a battle between the supervisory board and the sporting department. It was a very objective decision, which we ultimately supported.”

The honorary president had previously publicly admonished those responsible to complete transfers earlier in the future. “I would like to finalize things early, but the market is simply very dynamic,” Eberl now defended himself.

The fact that Bayern ultimately loaned Nicolas Jackson from Chelsea on deadline day was therefore not an originally planned solution, but rather a pragmatic compromise. The Senegalese was supposed to fill the gap on the wing at short notice – fully aware that a transfer of this kind would only be a temporary solution.

“Idea” failed due to requirements

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Which player Eberl, Kompany, and Freund specifically had in mind, the 52-year-old did not reveal. But his statements suggest that the club was indeed willing to invest in a long-term successor for Coman.

Eberl: “Only when an opportunity arose for Kingsley at Al-Nassr did we have to act again. Because now the task was not only to bring in someone new, but also to replace an important component.”

The fact that the sporting management at FC Bayern had a clear “idea” but failed due to financial or strategic requirements shows how sensitive the decision-making processes on Säbener Straße have become. The supervisory board, led above all by Hoeneß, still has significant influence on transfer policy – even when it comes to short-term decisions.

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