Cancelo joined Bayern at the last moment, Isco and Union Berlin missed at the last moment, and the Bundesliga winter window ended in excitement and regret. Bayern, which was affected by serious injuries, did not let their strength decline too much through the joining of Sommer, Blind and Cancelo. Among the other three teams participating in the Champions League knockout rounds, RB Leipzig chose to stay put, and both Dortmund and Frankfurt have gained important puzzles at the full-back position. In the lower half of the league, the relegation teams tried their best to strengthen. Augsburg, who signed 7 players, and Schalke 04, who loaned 6 players, became the busiest team in Germany this winter.
Bayern have a big harvest
From the news to the official announcement of the transfer, it took less than 24 hours before and after Cancelo joined Bayern, which can be described as lightning. After Bayern drew 1-1 with Frankfurt last Saturday and suffered 3 consecutive draws after the winter break, they learned that the world's best full-backs had entered the market and quickly completed the operation. The Portuguese international, who has made Nagelsman drool in the past, will become Bayern's first choice for the right back position in the second half. Pawar's life in the national team and the club was not satisfactory, and he clearly expressed his intention to leave at the end of last year, and his mental and competitive conditions were not at the best; Mazraoui suffered from pericarditis during the World Cup and is expected to come back in mid-March; The youth training Stanisic is embarrassed again. Through the joining of Cancelo, Bayern turned the right back from a short board to a strong point.
And Cancelo, who has both skills, physical fitness and footwork, is not just a simple full-back. With his comprehensive abilities, he will bring more possibilities to Nagelsmann who likes to dig tactics. His side midfielder attributes are also expected to spark sparks with Kimmich, enriching Bayern's offensive creativity, and can better protect the backcourt after losing the ball. Guardiola once said that Cancelo is very similar to Ram at the end of his career. Five and a half years after Ram retired, Bayern regained a move in the midfield. Of course, Bayern and Manchester City have different styles of play. The former focuses more on wing attack, while Manchester City pays more attention to penetration in the middle. Cancelo needs to adapt to his role under the new system, especially the division of labor and cooperation with the winger in front of him.
The injuries of Mane, Lucas, Mazraoui and Neuer before and after the World Cup have posed problems for the sports director Salihamidzic, but the visa-free experienced midfielder Blind and the Bundesliga's most active player One of the good goalkeepers, Sommer, and the unexpected surprise Cancelo, did not make much damage to Bayern's strength, and could also buy more time for the wounded.
Isco regrets
Isco, who had already completed his medical examination at Union Berlin, made a mistake at the last moment. Berlin United and Isco each insisted on their own words, which probably means that the two parties did not abide by the previous agreement when they signed the contract. Berlin United Sports General Manager Lunelt said that although Berlin United is willing to sign Isco, the club also has its own bottom line: "A good contract is a good contract." Isco left Berlin in a private jet on the last afternoon. The former Golden Boy Award winner may face the dilemma of having no ball to play in the first half of this year. cab사이트 speculates that the differences in the habits of Germany and Spain in providing contracts to players may be the reason for the collapse of the negotiations between the two parties. Germany gives pre-tax, while Spain gives after-tax. If so, this regrettable passing will add a bit of humor.
After 18 rounds of the Bundesliga, Union Berlin followed Bayern by 1 point, and the Europa League and German Cup are also striding forward. It is a pity that Isco was not ushered in in the end, so as to continue to improve his international reputation, but the ambition of the East Berliners is already clearly visible. After the full-back Ryerson was poached by Dortmund for 5 million euros, Berlin United spent 8.5 million euros (and 3 million euros in follow-up fees) for the first time in team history, signing the World Cup runner-up Croatian from the Celtics. The main right back Juranovic. The latter sent assists in the first two games of his first start. The Iron Man also spent 4 million euros to sign the Tunisian all-round midfielder Leydoni who performed well in the World Cup from Ferenc City. In the fourth season of promotion to the Bundesliga, Union Berlin has changed step by step from a difficult household that can only rent and visa-free, to an upstart who can easily spend millions. Chairman Zingele said that every euro earned by Union Berlin will be reinvested in the field of competition.
Compared with Union Berlin, which comes from the working area, Hertha Berlin, which represents the upper class, is extremely down and out. The 374 million euro investment of the wealthy businessman Windhorst has been exhausted, and the club fired its sports general manager Bobic last Saturday night. Bobic had already sealed the deal for Philippe to join from Wolfsburg, but with his dismissal, the former Dortmund star also opted for an olive branch from Bremen. Hertha’s new sports director, Benjamin Weber, contacted 7 players including Westergau, Amara, and Bongonda before closing the window. As a result, none of the deals were made. In the end, they only spent 350,000 euros to sign from the Turkish Super League Ankaragucu. Returned to the mediocre old general Giergi. With the blue and white army's current penultimate ranking, poor state and reinforcement, it is really difficult to see the dawn of relegation.
Let's turn our attention back to the front end of the league. Focusing on Meunier's injury and the long-term shortcomings of the full-backs, Dortmund signed Ryerson from Union Berlin, who is capable of playing on both sides. The running and fighting help the team. Dortmund needs to find a balance between talent and hard work, and Ryerson is the worker type player Dortmund needs. Dortmund fans also hope that wearing the No. 26 jersey, he can gallop on the wing of Westfalen for ten years like Piszczek. Of course, Dortmund's old tradition of valuing teenagers will not change. It spent 8.5 million euros to sign the 16-year-old high-potential winger Durandville from Anderlecht. Out of the cocoon like Benoit Gittens.
The UEFA Champions League 1/8 finals against Naples Frankfurt also fine-tuned the lineup. On the closing day, Philippe Max, who played 3 times for the German team, was rented from Eindhoven (the buyout fee was less than 2 million euros). Although he gradually fell out of favor under Van Nistelrooy, he fully proved how sharp his round-trip ability and set-pieces are when he played for Augsburg and Roger Schmidt coached Eindhoven, and Frank's 3421 system , It is also very suitable for a player like him who likes to contract the entire wing. Accordingly, an unaccustomed Luca Pellegrini was returned to Juventus, who sub-loaned him to Lazio. In addition, Frank also spent 4 million euros to finalize Paxten Aronson from the Philadelphia Union as an investment for the future.
Number of relegation teams
The focus of the teams in the upper half is to check for leaks and fill vacancies, while the teams that are deeply involved in the relegation battle have to bet on the number of signings tomorrow, of which Augsburg and Schalke 04 are the most representative.
Augsburg has signed a total of 7 players, with an average age of only 21 years old. The team coach Mason previously coached the second team of Dortmund. The 20-year-old powerful center Beljo signed from Osijek, and the 19-year-old technical midfielder Engels from Bruges, took the main position after joining. The nephew of the former Bundesliga Golden Boot Anthony Yeboya, the Italian U21 international Kelvin Yeboya, several times off the bench has also improved the vigor of the offense visible to the naked eye. Before closing the window, Auborg continued to scratch the lottery, signed the French U21 winger Mbuku with outstanding dribbling ability from Reims, and bought the Portuguese U20 captain and midfielder from Sporting Lisbon in the form of loan buyout Vega.
Augsburg, which has played in the Bundesliga for 12 consecutive years, has healthy finances and can invest in the future while signing reinforcements. The poor and weak deputy squad leader Schalke 04 can only be envied. Among the miners' 6 new aids, all of them joined on loan. The only one who is in good condition is the German central defender Jens, who was rented from Lorient (played for the Celtics on loan in the first half of the season, started all 6 Champions League games, and made his Bundesliga debut. 0 to 0 Cologne played well), and the Colombian international midfielder Ballanta who was rented from Bruges on the closing day. The cash is too shy to find high-quality attackers. Schalke also promoted the 22-year-old Japanese attacker Soichiro Uzuki from the second team in winter. He also played for the fifth-tier German team Dylan last season. A good former amateur player, he scored the only goal after the winter break in the 1-6 Leipzig match.
Summarize
According to the statistics of Dezhuan, the 18 Bundesliga teams invested a total of 68 million euros in the winter window, with an income of 66 million, basically in a state of balance. Compared to the Premier League, which has burned more than 300 million euros for Chelsea alone, this is of course only a small amount. Except for Cancelo's joining Bayern, the Bundesliga can't come up with a second operation that shocked Europe, and the single cost of introducing players has not reached 8 figures. The flow of Bundesliga stars and potential stocks is naturally the Premier League. Hoffenheim's French supernova Rutte joined Leeds United at a price of 28 million euros, which can reach up to 40 million euros according to the terms. Freiburg's German U21 winger Schade joined Brentford with a loan fee of 1 million euros, but his mandatory buyout fee can reach up to 25 million euros, which is an offer that Freiburg cannot refuse. On the closing day, Crystal Palace spent 12 million euros to sign the 20-year-old all-round midfielder Ahmeda from Stuttgart.
The huge difference in team business models and broadcast fees puts the Bundesliga and the Premier League in two worlds financially. It is becoming more and more common for the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League to poach the core players of the upper and middle reaches of the Bundesliga. The most obvious is that Nottingham Forest, which was promoted to the Premier League last summer, signed the leading striker Awoniyi from the 5th Berlin United in the Bundesliga last season, and poached their captain Nia Carter from the 8th Mainz.
In this winter window, the Bundesliga has only introduced two players from the Premier League, Serie A and La Liga, and they are all on loan. Except for Cancelo joining Bayern, it was Delaney who came to Hoffenheim from Seville. . The Bundesliga team must focus on the lower reaches of the food chain. A total of 9 players have been introduced from Ligue 1. Borussia Sommer, who was poached, won another Swiss national goal Omlin from Montpellier, and the main left-back Koza, who was unwilling to renew his contract with the team, had only half a year left on the contract, and Montpellier finally He was released to Wolfsburg in exchange for 500,000 euros in compensation.
As the Bundesliga with the most goals per game in the five major leagues, goals are the last word, and many teams also focus on signings. Mainz spent 6 million euros to sign the 1.97-meter-tall powerful center Arok from Strasbourg, becoming a new bridgehead. Under the new double striker system, Austrian striker Onisiwo, who does not need to stand at the forefront and fight hand-to-hand with opponents , and won the first hat-trick in the Bundesliga when he partnered with Arok for the first time. Augsburg signed Bello, who was less than 20 years old and could score 15 goals in a single season in the Croatian League. With a height of 1.95 meters, he is also the type of ruler of the penalty area. In addition, Cologne rented Selke from Hertha Berlin, who encountered serious bottlenecks in development, Hertha Berlin signed veteran striker Niederlechner from Augsburg accordingly, and Hoffenheim rented Danish international Dole from Nice. Bailey, Schalke rented from Antwerp the high center forward Michael Frey who had failed under Van Bommel, etc., are all simple and crude ways for the teams to save themselves with more goals.