BERLIN (AP) – Bayern Munich ended the era of summer moves with a wave of activity after not achieving their main goals for their team on a tricky schedule.
Bayern on Monday announced the wonderful signing of 31-year-old striker Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting of Paris Saint-Germain, brought back the Brazilian winger Douglas Costa in a loan deal with Juventus and signed Marseille defender Bouna Sarr as a reserve option for compatriot Benjamin Pavard. .
“Sarr is a dynamic right-back who adapts very well to our playing technique,” said Bayern director Hasan Salihamid-i.
Sarr’s arrival on a four-year contract will make it more complicated for 20-year-old American Chris Richards to break the ground after impressing with help in his first outing for Bayern in Sunday’s 4-3 win over Hertha Berlin.
Bayern turned their attention to Sarr after lacking any other young Americans, Sergio Dest, who opted to sign for Barcelona.
Cuisance arrived at FC Bayern from Borussia Monchengladbach in the summer of 2019. In his first season, the midfielder played 11 competitive matches with the first team (1 goal) and five with FC Bayern’s affiliate (2 goals). -20 foreigners celebrated their hat-trick as the 3rd German departmental championship this summer.
Costa, who played for Bayern from 2015 to 2017, is back this season despite being described as a “mercenary” by former Bayern President Uli Hoene when he left for Juventus. He scored 3 goals in 29 games with Italian club last season, however, his opportunities were limited by injuries.
Bayern hoped to point to Chelsea’s English winger Callum Hudson-Odoi, but the teenager signed a new deal with the Premier League team to remain in London.
Choupo-Moting will be available for a loose move after his contract with PSG expired at the end of last season. He has signed a contract until June 30 and will replace star striker Robert Lewandowski.
“It’s our team an intensity of attack, especially in the center, that we’re going to need,” Salihamid-i said.
Bayern had given younger players like Richards more time this season following the march of Ivan Perisic, on loan from Inter Milan.
Jamal Musiala, 17, Bayern’s youngest goalscorer in the 8-0 goalscorer Schalke, while Joshua Zirkzee, 19, is expected to be on loan after Choupo-Moting’s arrival.
Michael Cuisance, 21, was loaned to Marseille for the season after not producing the effect he expected after joining Borussia Monchengladbach in 2019.
Bayern also signed defensive midfielder Marc Roca, 23, from Espanyol, the club’s fourth rookie in the off-season behind striker Leroy Sané, goalkeeper Alexander Nebel and defender Tanguy Nianzou on Sunday.
HERTHA BUSY DAY
Hertha has hired French midfielder Matteo Guendouzi on loan from Arsenal this season to Paraguayan defender Omar Alderete of Swiss Basel, and has advanced on Monday to midfielder Eduard Lewen on loan from Augsburg.
Dutch defender Karim Rekik has left for Seville and midfielder Arne Maier has been loaned to Bundesliga rival Arminia Bielefeld.
Hertha enthusiasts expected reinforcements with investor Lars Windhorst injecting more than $400 million into the club.
But executive leader Michael Preetz complained Sunday that the market was “very complicated” due to the coronavirus pandemic.
“We’ll all be satisfied when it’s closed,” Preetz said.
FAMOUS NAME
Leipzig have signed midfielder Justin Kluivert, son of former Dutch star Patrick Kluivert, on loan from Rome for this season. The 21-year-old winger, who joined Roma from Ajax in 2018, has scored goals in 53 league games in Italy.
In addition, Tottenham sent England defender Ryan Sessegnon on loan to Hoffenheim after being out of Jose Mourinho’s plans for the season.
Sessegnon, 20, played only 12 games for Tottenham after signing for Fulham last year, but none came after the pandemic interrupted the season. In addition, Sessegnon has also not played this season and in a single qualifying match for the Europa League.
Hoffenheim also signed a loan contract for Schalke’s former German midfielder Sebastian Rudy for the season. Rudy, 30, is returning for his third stint at the club. He has already played 227 Bundesliga games for Hoffenheim, more than any player.
Schalke said Rudy’s loan “financially relieves” the club. Schalke cut prices while trying to offset years of large expenses while the pandemic affected revenue, but controlled to recruit defender Kilian Ludewig on loan from Salzburg. the past in the English aspect of Barnsley’s moment division.
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Ellingworth contributed from Dusseldorf.
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