Almost two months before the long-awaited confrontation against PSG in the knockout stages of the Champions League, Bayern Munich is walking a bit on eggshells. The World Cup has been there and with it, its share of injuries. The Rekordmeister was one of the main victims of the World with the injuries of Lucas Hernandez or Leroy Sané. Previously, it was Sadio Mané who had to forfeit even before the start of the competition.
The Senegalese was unable to return to competition in time, hit in the right knee at the beginning of November. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (33) took the opportunity to grab playing time (8 starts in 16 games in all competitions, 9 goals, 2 assists), he who has already benefited from the departure of Robert Lewandowski for FC Barcelona this summer. The Pole has not really been replaced if we consider that Sadio Mané is not a pure center forward, unlike the Cameroonian international, who often plays the role of second knife.
Choupo-Moting sets two conditions
No doubt he will still have his say against the French club in C1. Former of the house (2018-2020), that did not prevent him from scoring against his former club in the first leg and back in the quarter-finals of the 2021 Champions League. His mind still needs to be focused to this because he is currently in the process of renegotiating his contract, which ends next June. The will of two parties is to prolong the adventure but not under any condition.
According to Sky Sports in Germany, a meeting took place this afternoon between representatives of the player, including his father, and Hasan Salihamidzic, the sports director of Bayern. Choupo-Moting fixed two things; the first, that he is no longer satisfied with a role of substitute, and the second, to have a better salary than currently. He knows he is in a strong position because the Bavarian giant would like to recruit a top striker, but it is very expensive, and especially Manchester United is on the move, in order to compensate for the departure of Ronaldo. Enough to put pressure on Bayern…
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