In the summer of 2023, the debate over the Holding Six caused a lot of unrest at FC Bayern. Thomas Tuchel has publicly pushed for the signing of a new midfielder. A few months later nothing more was heard about the matter. The Munich coach has now revealed how this change of mind came about.
In recent days it has been repeatedly said that Bayern will not sign six new players in the winter. Along these lines, Sky reported that the Munich team had informed Joao Palhinha that they would not make a new attempt against FC Fulham in January.
Thomas Tuchel confirmed after Bundesliga-Duel against Hoffenheim, that one FC Bayern Currently he is no longer looking for a Holding Six: “We started the discussion when I analyzed the players. The players are doing their job very well. They are very agile.”
Tuchel: “We want to guarantee playing time”
The interesting thing is that, according to the Bayern coach, the young Aleksander Pavlovic also influenced his change of mind: “Pavlovic is a complete player for the team. He has become an absolute and fully-fledged alternative.”
From Tuchel's point of view, the record champions have a good squad in midfield in terms of quantity and quality: “We want to guarantee playing time. Having realistic opportunities is important. Now we have four players (Kimmich, Goretzka, Pavlovic, Guerreiro) for the double six, which we also have “We want to guarantee playing times. Konni (Laimer) can still play there. It is of no use to anyone to sign new players because existing players only improve if they play when they are needed “and have a role.”
It will be exciting to see how the situation develops in the summer. Especially in view of the sporting future of Joshua Kimmich, who is repeatedly linked to a farewell.
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By Vjekoslav Keskic