Bayern Munich sporting director Christoph Freund talked through what happened with Eric Dier and his upcoming move to AS Monaco.
“We held talks with Eric over a contract extension. He informed us that he won’t be renewing and will be leaving us. He’s a great guy, and we’ve had a great time together. He’s felt very comfortable here, in Munich and at the club. Hopefully, he’ll crown his time with us with his first title,” said Freund (as captured by @iMiaSanMia). “(A two-year deal) was (an option). We had good talks with his agents. But we respect his decision.”
As for if Dier will hang around for the Club World Cup, Freund is not sure.
“We’ll speak to him internally then decide,” said Freund. “This was a challenging season for us when it comes to injuries in defense. Stani (Josip Stanišić) got injured, (Hiroki) Itō got injured, now Upa (Dayot Upamecano), Phonzy (Alphonso Davies), Rapha (Raphaël Guerreiro), Itō again. Despite that, we still conceded the fewest goals in the Bundesliga. Of course we always want to improve, that’s our aim. But the boys did a good job despite the injuries. We had talks with Eric and wanted to keep him. We are well equipped defensively quality and quantity wise. We have to see how the injury situation will develop with Hiroki. With Upa, we hope he’ll be back soon. We’ll analyze the situation well internally. Our big goal is not to have many injuries next season in the decisive phase.”
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