Julian Nagelsmann: "Joshua Kimmich has had contact with someone from his environment suspected to be infected with coronavirus. He missed training today as a precaution. We'll know more during the day"
Nagelsmann on the personnel: "Kingsley Coman is struggling with slight muscular problems. He'll miss tomorrow's game as a precaution. Choupo and Phonzie have just returned from their national teams. They'll travel to Augsburg then we'll see. Phonzie is unlikely to start"
JN on Nübel statements regarding sharing game time with Neuer: "It's always good when players have self-confidence and ambition. We have the world's best goalkeeper and I don't want to take him off as long as he's fit. We'll discuss this when it's time. Now I'm happy with Manu"
Nagelsmann on Süle: "Niki has mild symptoms. It's a similar situation to me, he can get out of his quarantine after 14 days"
JN on Covid: Of course the topic is annoying, it annoys everyone. We're playing against Augsburg in 24 hours, but no one has asked about the game yet. All talk is about Corona. In the past, people talked 3G only when it comes to mobile phone networks, now it's something different
JN: "I treat the players equally, vaccinated or unvaccinated. For me they are not better or worse people. I also talk to them (about it), but my main focus is the sporting topics. That's why I'm employed as a football coach and not as a pandemic officer"
JN: "The (unvaccinated) players are allowed to go to the hotel. At the beginning of the week they couldn't, then the decision changed for business travelers. It depends on the state. But it's not that easy for politicians to always make the right decisions"
JN on Augsburg: "It's not clear what system they will be using, whether a back three or four. When Augsburg played against Bayern, they always tried to counter-attack and play with quick transitions. We are prepared for several options"
JN on Goretzka's fitness after the injury he suffered against Liechtenstein: "Things are looking good for Leon. He has trained three times already and no longer has problems. He will be available tomorrow"
JN on Coman playing RWB for France: "He has played the position with us a number of times. Now he has also played it for France. Against Finland he had to do more defensive runs, which affected his muscles a bit. He will probably be back against Kiev."
JN on Kimmich: "In 48 hours (after he left his quarantine) you can see a person, we don't live in Alaska. It's not entirely unlikely that you could meet a person who has Corona. But I can assure you that it did not happen during his quarantine. We'll wait for the result"
JN on the criticism of Qatar deal: "I've already expressed my opinion many times. I'm a fan of solving problems through dialogue. In this case, it's also good to try to change things through dialogue. As far as the annual general meeting is concerned, this is a topic for the club
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Bayern's 5 unvaccinated players are Joshua Kimmich, Serge Gnabry, Jamal Musiala, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Mickaël Cuisance [Bild]
The 5 players were ordered to come to Säbener Straße on Thursday at 9am for talks. The bosses wanted to talk to the players as the situation was getting worse. The players who had to be quarantined were told that they would not get paid during their quarantine [Bild]
For Kimmich, with an estimated annual salary of 20 million euros (including bonuses), this means a loss of 384,000 euros per week. With two weeks of quarantine, that makes it 768,000 euros [Bild]
Hasan Salihamidžić (before the game) on Kimmich: "You know our stance on this topic. We all spoke about it. The fact is that there's no mandatory vaccination and so everyone can decide that individually in our country." [DAZN]
Salihamidžić: "Of course, it is the club’s stance and it’s also my opinion that we all have to or should get vaccinated because that’s the only way out of the pandemic. But you also know that this is not everyone's opinion and we have to accept it. It's a difficult situation"
Mandatory vaccination for footballers?
Salihamidžić: "The politicians will decide that and we would then accept their decision and do it that way. I believe we all have to accept the law in this country. This is no longer just a football discussion."
Today's extract from @cfbayern's 'Bayern Insider' highlights Bayern's search for a new coach in 2018 - Hasan Salihamidžić invited Thomas Tuchel to his home in Munich. Tuchel traveled to Munich and the pair spoke for 3 hours ⤵️
Initially, it was Karl-Heinz Rummenigge who brought Tuchel into play at Bayern immediately after Carlo Ancelotti's dismissal. Following the talks, Hasan Salihamidžić was also enthusiastic about hiring Tuchel
However, President Uli Hoeneß slowed down the negotiations by continuing to try to convince Heynckes to continue. When Hoeneß finally accepted that Heynckes would leave at the end of the season, Bayern were too late with their call to Tuchel. The coach had already agreed with PSG
Leroy Sané can be seen almost always smiling on current training photos. In fact, the player feels much more comfortable now than at the beginning of his time in Munich. Things are different now thanks to his new role [Bild] ⤵️
Coach Julian Nagelsmann moved Sané from the right to the left side, and gave him a slightly different role: Sané is no longer just a classic winger, but also moves into the half space, and acts as a kind of second playmaker next to Müller [Bild]
Nagelsmann: "This is also a position that suits him very well. Of course, as a coach you always have to make sure the player plays in the position where he feels comfortable and thus brings his potential onto the pitch. Leroy has the qualities to play a major role everywhere"
Julian Nagelsmann on Davies' position: "Generally speaking, we're variable. Phonzie always has a different position. It depends on who is playing next to him. It's the job of the coach to put the players in their best position. But I also demand flexibility from my players"
JN on Gnabry: "In the past he had problems with injuries every now and then. You have to keep an eye on that. Serge is incredibly professional. For me he's very valuable for the team. Serge always has a smile on his face, he is very important to us"
JN on Coman: "King is doing well, but is not an option yet for tomorrow. We decided even before the surgery that has to train for up to two weeks. He made a good impression in training. We want to get him to 100 percent, he could be back against Frankfurt"
Serge Gnabry: "We always set ourselves new goals. Game by game we make sure we keep improving and don't rest. We're enjoying our football and we want to keep that up" #UCL
Gnabry asked about his recent illness and back problem: "I'm feeling better, thank you!"
Gnabry on Jamal Musiala: "He enjoys playing football, he's very down to earth in the dressing room. He still has a lot ahead of him. Being trained abroad helps you improve. In England in particular it's of course more robust, that helped me and him too"