Revealed: This player was on Eberl and Kompany’s summer wishlist | OneFootball

Now it's out: Xavi Simons was the real desired player of Max Eberl, Christoph Freund, and coach Vincent Kompany in the summer. According to the BILD podcast Bayern Insider, the spectacular transfer of the Dutchman to FC Bayern failed only due to a decisive word from the supervisory board. Instead of Simons, Nicolas Jackson came on Deadline Day – a stopgap solution.

FC Bayern experienced one of the most complicated transfer phases of recent years this summer. Several desired transfers fell through, and when Kingsley Coman joined Al-Nassr in mid-August, the Munich leadership suddenly found themselves under pressure.

Sports director Max Eberl revealed in an interview with 11 Freunde that they were already prepared for this scenario: “Together with Vincent Kompany and Christoph Freund, we had an idea for a player we could buy if Coman left. But it was then decided that we would no longer buy, only loan.”

Xavi Simons: The Lost Bayern Dream

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As the BILD podcast “Bayern Insider” now revealed, this “idea” was Xavi Simons, the Dutch national player who moved from RB Leipzig to Tottenham Hotspur for around 65 million euros in the summer.

According to BILD chief reporter Tobi Altschäffl, the Bayern bosses were already far along in the talks: “Eberl, Freund, and Kompany were determined to get Simons. The contracts were basically ready, all details were discussed. But the supervisory board decided that no permanent transfer should take place.”

In particular, honorary president Uli Hoeneß made a clear veto. The directive was: Only loan deals from now on. Thus, the deal was finally off the table.

Jackson as Plan B – Eberl Responded to the Pressure

Shortly before the transfer window closed, the Munich team had to improvise. The club agreed on Deadline Day with FC Chelsea on a loan for Nicolas Jackson – a stopgap solution.

In the mentioned interview, he spoke openly about the difficult situation: “It was not an emotional discussion between sports and the supervisory board. It was a factual decision that we ultimately supported.”

The supervisory board's decision not to make any more expensive transfers was mainly made out of economic caution. After the costly signing of Luis Díaz and expensive extensions of Jamal Musiala, Joshua Kimmich, and Alphonso Davies, they did not want to take on new financial risks.

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