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German high-level club Bayern Munich buys Alphonso Davies, star of the Vancouver Whitecaps, in a $ 13 million deal – with premiums of nearly $ 19 million – in the outgoing transfer on more expensive MLS history.
Time

The head coach of the Futbol Club Cincinnati knows a thing or two about Alphonso Davies, who has become the biggest transfer of history Major League Soccer on Wednesday.

Koch gave him his professional debut.

FC Bayern Munich's world football superpower signed a Davies contract with Vancouver Whitecaps FC for an amount of $ 10,000. $ 17 million and could exceed $ 22 million.It will be 17 years, he will join the Bundesliga club in the winter transfer when he becomes an adult.In the meantime, he will stay with the Whitecaps.

" It's great, I'm incredibly proud of him, "Koch said Thursday. Koch gave Davies his debut for Whitecaps 2 when the winger was only 15 years old.

"Of course, I'm not the only person who has worked with him," he said. "It was fun to make his professional debut at age 15, so we took a very thoughtful bet to make him his debut in the games he's played for me and in the (United Soccer League)."

Technically, a current FC Cincinnati player is still Davies' team mate

Goaltender Spencer Richey is on loan to Cincinnati, with Vancouver being his parent club The goalkeeper said he knew Davies well playing with him before, the two played for the second Vancouver team before everyone was called to the MLS side, but at different times.

"People ask me," Do you think that's a good thing? Is it the real deal? "Richey said," And I thought, "I'm not kidding, this kid, he understood everything. "

" He is athletic, he has a good size, he has a good head because he was told he will play for the biggest clubs in the world, what it is now, he produced, more than anything, you hear about potential and high ceiling, but you have seen this season that it produces. "

Richey told the teenager Bayern has won 10 of the last 14 Bundesliga titles and has won five European league titles / UEFA Champions League.It is considered one of the best On Wednesday, Koch said he saw a young fan wearing the team's jersey and "a little inside laugh."

"There's a kid in Cincy who's a fan of Bayern and wants to play for them or to those aspirations, "he said." And then there is a couple that I trained a few years ago and who literally signed for them. "