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Oct 11

Joshua Kimmich in @WELTAMSONNTAG interview

• Toni Kroos came back to the national team shortly before the Euros and gave the team stability with his experience and quality. There has been a lot of speculation recently about a Manuel Neuer comeback. Could he give the team what Kroos did?

Kimmich: "Manu can lead any team. He's been the best goalkeeper in the world for 20 years. Ultimately, it was his decision to retire, and we all have to respect his decision. Overall, we're very well equipped in the goalkeeping position; Oliver Baumann has been excellent in recent games."

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• Who could form the spine of the national team besides you when everyone is fit?

Kimmich: "We have players we can rely on and who can form a stable core. Nico Schlotterbeck and Aleks Pavlović are back in the team for now. And a few more are coming, like Marc-André ter Stegen, Jamal Musiala, and Kai Havertz. And we have several players in the squad who are, or were until recently, captains of their clubs. I have big confidence in the team"

• Matthias Sammer criticized German football, including the national team. He said there was a lack of continuity, a lack of a system, a lack of a common thread. What's your take on that?

Kimmich: "I did think that immediately before and after the Euros, what made us strong is that we functioned very well as a team. We didn't always play consistently well, but we were very stable. Not in terms of a solid foundation, but in terms of the way we performed together on the pitch. We haven't reached that level recently. But to be honest, we had teams before and after the Euros with Leverkusen, Frankfurt, and also Bayern, where many players were in form and recommended themselves for the national team. We need teams like that. That might sound a bit strange as an FC Bayern player. For example, I often cross my fingers for Frankfurt or Dortmund when they play. It's important for us as a national team that they perform, as they have some players who are potential candidates for us [national team]. We Bayern players are in very good form right now, and Dortmund also seem very stable at the moment. Well-performing clubs serve as the foundation for a strong national team"

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Oct 10

Tom Bischof in @ransport interview

• Your move to FC Bayern was a very conscious decision. You knew the competition would be tough. Why did you choose this tough path?

Bischof: "I'm a guy who likes challenges. And I've often said that the identity of FC Bayern suits me. I'm a winner. When you go to the training ground, you just notice that the guys want to win; they fight for every ball. All of that suits me, and I'm keen to establish myself"

• That almost sounds like a "Kimmich mentality." Is he one of your mentors at the club?

Bischof : "Of course, I also learn from Jo, because he's one of the best in his position. But I could name so many. Jonathan Tah, Leon Goretzka, Aleks Pavlović, Serge Gnabry, Harry Kane, Michael Olise – they all keep an eye on me, support me, and give me tips. That gives me a lot of confidence on the pitch."

• What exactly do they tell you?

Bischof : "Sometimes there's praise, sometimes there's a few slaps on the wrist. I know the guys want to see you chase after the ball and give 100% on the pitch. Then they're satisfied. Then the quality with the ball comes into play, which they've hopefully already seen."

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Oct 10

Dayot Upamecano in @le_Parisien interview

• Does being coached at Bayern by a former great defender like Vincent Kompany help you?

Upamecano: "We all watched him when we were young; he was a legend for Belgium and Manchester City. He was a very aggressive defender in duels, a leader on the pitch too, a good role model for me. He's helping me a lot; we do a lot of video sessions, he talks to me about my positioning. Things are always very intense with him"

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• When you joined the national team, you experienced some difficulties. What was the trigger for you to become the defensive leader today?

Upamecano: "Some need more time than others. That was the case for me, until the day I got it into my head that if I can do it at Bayern, I can do it for the French team. I feel like I'm improving every year. And since I'm a competitor, I like competition. Ibou (Konaté) pushes me to give the best of myself. The same goes for Saliba and Pavard"

Upamecano on becoming a leader: "I'm often told that I'm not the same on the pitch as I am off it. It's true. In real life, I'm usually a calm and reserved person. But when I step onto the pitch, I'm like a lion coming out of the cage. In my position, I have to speak up; it's important as a defender. When a teammate isn't doing well, I like to encourage him and speak to him"

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Oct 3

CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen in @WELTAMSONNTAG interview

• Florian Wirtz went to Liverpool, Nick Woltemade to Newcastle United. Are FC Bayern no longer getting the players they want?

Dreesen: "That's an exaggerated statement, and in my opinion, it's not true. FC Bayern remains one of the most attractive clubs in the world. Both of them moved to the Premier League – but at the same time, we also signed two players from England, Luis Díaz and Nicolas Jackson. And let me remind you that we signed Harry Kane two years ago"

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• Nevertheless, many people think that the Bundesliga is now just a development league.

Dreesen: "It's not. Only the Premier League can currently afford the very high transfer fees. The higher salaries and agent fees are an even bigger problem. With Woltemade, we had set ourselves a financial limit. We would have liked to sign Nick. Our €55million was an outstanding offer. Stuttgart said at the time that Woltemade would not be sold – no matter how much money was involved. Apparently, they changed their minds afterwards. However, in the debate about the so-called development league, one aspect seems to be overlooked.

• Which aspect?

Dreesen: "The record of English clubs in the Champions League and Europa League. In the past four years, they have won two out of a possible 8 titles. If all other leagues were merely development leagues, why doesn't a Premier League club win at least one of these titles every year?"

Dreesen: "We have to separate two things: money and sporting performance. But of course, we have to make a huge effort to retain our top players, especially since there are huge offers from other clubs."

• How can that be achieved?

Dreesen: "Most of all, we have to offer them a sporting and economic perspective. And be creative."

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Sep 30

Tom Bischof in interview with the club's magazine #Säbener51

• Tom, tell us about the feeling of wearing the Bayern Munich shirt.

Bischof: "We actually have to go way back to my childhood so you understand what this shirt really means to me. As a little boy, I slept for years under a Bayern Munich painting. It was huge. I'd guess it was three meters high and two and a half meters wide. I got it as a gift when I started school. My father is a huge Bayern fan, and he asked a friend who was a painter to draw it in my bedroom: me in the shirt of Amorbach, my hometown team at the time, doing an overhead kick – and above me, in huge letters, the Bayern Munich logo. My father also signed me up for the fan club very early on. So I fell asleep and woke up under the logo a few thousand times. I must have had 30 Bayern Munich shirts."

• Which players' names were on the back?

Bischof: "I often had the number 10 on it, like Arjen Robben's. And also shirts of Schweinsteiger, Neuer, Ribéry. A lot of them. I wasn't just fixated on one player. I liked the club with its stars and these special players. Sandro Wagner even gave me the shirt he wore in his last Bayern game. That was in Frankfurt, and I was in the stadium back then"

• And now you're wearing the shirt yourself. So, let me tell you again: How does it feel?

Bischof: "Truly amazing. I've always wanted to. I think this shirt gives you even more self-confidence. And an extra dose of motivation. After all, I want to show that I'm worth wearing. You also have a responsibility to wear this shirt. So it's a mix of different, but wonderful, feelings, feeling the fabric on your skin."

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Sep 24

Serge Gnabry in @SkySportDE interview

• On a possible contract extension: "I'm not thinking about that at all right now. I'm very relaxed. I'm just happy that things are going so well, that we're playing so well. We'll see about everything else when the time comes."

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Gnabry on his good start to the season and whether he has changed anything: "I haven't done anything different. Things are going well right now; we're playing well, we're working well together. I think we've really gelled as a team after such a short preseason, including with the new players. And things are working out right now. I haven't changed anything. I think I'm really enjoying the game, especially playing centrally. There's bit more space, more freedom, and it's just working out right now."

Gnabry on Vincent Kompany’s contribution to the good start to the season: "It's very impressive how he relies on the players he has. I think all of us feel the same way: we feel comfortable under him and feel the trust, even last year. He's doing really well. The longer we work together, the better we know each other, the better we know what the coach wants and what the guidelines are. He's obsessed with repetition and detail, which helps us enormously because we simply know how we play, and it gives us players confidence, and that's great, of course."

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