Lothar Matthäus spoke about Bayern Munich‘s defensive transfer market, indicating Yann Bisseck as an ideal profile to strengthen Vincent Kompany’s backline. The former Inter midfielder, speaking to Sky Sport De, however, emphasized that the defender’s recent contract renewal with Inter makes the deal virtually impossible.
The issue is linked to the possible departures of Min-jae Kim and Hiroki Ito from the Bavarian squad. Should the two defenders leave, the German club would be forced to intervene in the market to provide valid alternatives for the Belgian coach. According to Matthäus, the Bayern management has already identified some names, but not all of them would be attainable.
“If Kim and Ito actually leave, Bayern would still need to strengthen the defense and I assume they already have some players in mind to replace them,” said the German. “Maybe one or two are unattainable. Yann-Aurel Bisseck, for example, has just renewed his contract with Inter. I think he would be a very interesting player in terms of the required profile, as would Josko Gvardiol, who has also extended his deal.”
The extension of the contract between Bisseck and Inter therefore represents a concrete obstacle for the Bavarians, who will have to look for other solutions should the need to strengthen the defensive department arise.
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