Bayern suffered a blow on transfer deadline day. Joao Palinha, head coach Thomas Tuchel’s dream player, did not strengthen the German record champions. The transfer failed at the last moment. The defensive midfielder has already come for a medical examination. But Palhinha was not approved because no replacement could be found for him. So ultimately there was no change.
Tuchel was not at all thrilled that he did not get a “holding six” (defensive midfielder). Ultimately, it was also not possible to reach agreements with Armel Bella-Kotcheap (Eindhoven) and Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea). “I have no doubts about his match-day-match performances,” Tuchel said. “With Benjamin Pavard we have lost a player who can play two positions.” However, in the long term, the team is “on the edge”.
Tuchel still needs some time to recover from the failed transfer. “I was sad because I knew how much Joao Palinha wanted to join us and what the player would have given us. it was too late. “We didn’t achieve what we set out to achieve,” Tuchel said.
CEO Jan-Christian Driessen told “Sky”: “I still think our team is first-class. Tuchel has to be a little more creative now. That’s his job. I would like to remind you that despite the injuries we Circumstances have often produced great talents.
