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Bayern Munich, who will face Liverpool in the last draw of the Champions League on 16 September, said it was not disturbing not to have a direct substitute against the striker. deadly Robert Lewandowski.
Sandro Wagner was sold to Tianjin Teda, a member of the Chinese Super League on Wednesday, for € 5 million, leaving Lewandowski as Bayern's only striker.
The unbridled pole has scored twelve goals in the Bundesliga and eight in the Champions League so far this season.
Nevertheless, head coach Niko Kovac insists that the lack of front cover is not a problem, while Bayern are six points behind the Bundesliga table and face a match. decisive in Liverpool on February 19th.
Mr Kovac said that he had "no idea" to raid the transfer market before closing the window in Germany on Thursday at 17:00 GMT.
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"In Thomas Mueller and Serge Gnabry, we have two players who can occupy this position without letting him go (Wagner)," said Bayern head coach Kovac, just before closing the window of transfers.
"We already have a fairly large team.
"Serge can play there (striker) and he has already done it several times at (the former club) Hoffenheim.
"Thomas is just as versatile. I can wake him in the middle of the night, tell him what position he should play and he would do it. I'm not worried."
Despite the language of Kovac, Bayern is virtually in the same position as before Wagner's arrival in January 2018.
Bayern fans will have the feeling that the club is tempting, which reminded them of their withdrawal from the quarterfinals of the Champions League two years ago, against Real Madrid, when Lewandowski was suddenly dismissed because of An injury to the shoulder.
Mueller was eliminated 2-1 in the first leg by Bayern. Arturo Vidal scored before Cristiano Ronaldo scored two second-half goals in Munich.
The Germans, then coached by Carlo Ancelotti, lost the 4-2 return match to Madrid, even with Lewandowski back in the team.
Nevertheless, Kovac throws all his eggs into the basket of Lewandowski and hopes that the star of Poland will remain in good shape until the end of the season.
"It's hard to find a replacement," Kovac said on Thursday.
"There may be one or two players in the world who can replace him.
"I hope that it will continue as it did: in perfect condition, nervous, an Adonis.
"And when he needs a break, I will have no problem letting Thomas or Serge play."
Time will tell if Lewandowski's words – "it would certainly be an advantage to have an alternative on the bench at the decisive stage of the season" – pronounced a year before Wagner's arrival, will come back to haunt Bayern .
(AFP)
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