Bayern Munich has agreed a shocking cope with Tottenham Hotspur to signal Eric Dier. The German giants have been available in the market for a brand new versatile middle again throughout the January switch interval. They beforehand tried to signal extremely rated Genoa defender Radu Dragusin in latest days. Nonetheless, Spurs finally grabbed the Romanian in a deal value as much as $33 million.
With Dragusin off of the market, Bayern shortly turned their consideration to Dier. The Bundesliga membership is ready to formally signal the 29-year-old Englishman for simply over $4 million. Dier arrived in Munich on Thursday to finish a medical and signal a contract along with his new membership. The low price is reflective of the participant solely having six months remaining on his cope with Spurs. Dier was set to change into a free agent in June.
Dier missed in Spurs facet that has handled a collection of accidents
The transfer is pretty shocking contemplating the England worldwide was set to change into a free agent. Nonetheless, Dier was definitely seeking to make a transfer to obtain extra enjoying time. The middle-back has solely performed sparingly throughout the present marketing campaign with Spurs. He solely managed 4 complete appearances in Premier League play on the season.
Dier noticed his enjoying time dwindle regardless that the north London membership has skilled a little bit of an damage disaster. Typical starters on the place, Cristian Romero and Mickey van de Ven, each went down with hamstring accidents in latest months. Romero additionally missed a number of matches as a consequence of a pink card suspension in November as properly. It was the Argentine’s seventh sending-off of his profession.
Conventional full-back Ben Davies has performed within the place with the aforementioned duo out of motion. Davies, nevertheless, is now additionally coping with an damage challenge as properly. Though Tottenham has points on the place, supervisor Ange Postecoglou just lately claimed that the membership might afford to lose Dier regardless of the setbacks to his different gamers.
Bayern Munich supervisor praises Eric Dier
Whereas Postecoglou didn’t belief Dier, Bayern boss Thomas Tuchel is able to rely on the defender. The German coach answered questions in regards to the incoming Englishman in a press convention on Thursday. Tuchel declared that his potential new participant is a “specialist” and in addition hailed his versatility.
“He’s a specialist at middle again. He has additionally performed as a quantity six within the Premier League, however not for a very long time. We’re getting him for the center-back place. He can play proper or left middle again in addition to in again three,” Tuchel informed reporters.
“We obtained him primarily so Leon Goretzka might be free to play in midfield and doesn’t have to modify to middle again anymore. Concerning different positions, we’ll see what occurs.”
Kim Min-jae and Dayot Upamecano have performed in central protection for Tuchel to this point this season. Nonetheless, the German giants even have star Netherlands worldwide Matthijs de Ligt within the place as properly. Kim, nevertheless, will characteristic for South Korea to characteristic within the Asian Cup. The event begins on Friday, Jan. 12, and runs for one month.
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