Renowned goalkeeper Petr Cech once said: Football is a wonderful game which can be cruel at times. If he didn’t know it earlier, Leon Goretzka has now got the confirmation of this quote. Although he is willing to fight for a place in Bayern’s squad, the club won’t fulfil his wish. It’s simple – the Bavarians have different plans, and football has long since become a business and is much more than just a game.Leon Goretzka still wants to stay at Bayern despite all the statements and pressure by the club in the past 72 hours. There’s an interest from the MLS, but Goretzka is not interested in a move there. Only a few clubs would be interesting for him, such as Real Madrid, Barcelona,… pic.twitter.com/8tl59tuRyr— Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) August 19, 2024 The club wanted to politely explain to Goretzka that he wasn’t needed anymore, but the 29-year-old stood his ground. Hence, Bayern decided to make a – some would say – heartless move to clarify to the German that his place was no longer at Allianz Arena.This was hinted at ahead of Bayern’s DFP Pokal game against Ulm on Friday when Goretzka was left out of the squad. At the same time, sources close to the club claim that Vincent Kompany won’t count on him for the Bundesliga opening match against Wolfsburg next Sunday either.Bochum fans sign petition to bring back GoretzkaAlthough Goretzka returned to practice, just like Leroy Sane and Sacha Boey, that probably won’t affect the Bavarians’ manager. Namely, Joao Palhinha, who arrived from Fulham, the youngster Aleksandar Pavlovic, Konrad Laimer, as well as Joshua Kimmich, who hasn’t left Munich, are more than enough for the Belgian. ##NAJAVA_MECA_8276780##Bayern already has problems with three players whose contracts expire next year and who could leave the club for free – Alphonso Davies, Sane, and Kimmich. The fourth one embodied in Goretzka would be too much even for a financially stable club like Bayern. Hence, no wonder the Bavarians’ director of sport, Max Eberl, wants to sell the midfielder at all costs in this transfer window.
