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Bayern Munich: Grades for new arrivals in 2019/20

By Kiran Thakare

21 December 2019, Bavaria, Munich: Football: Bundesliga, Bayern Munich - VfL Wolfsburg, 17th matchday in the Allianz Arena. Hasan Salihamidzic, Sports Director of FC Bayern, is on the sidelines before the start of the game. Photo: Matthias Balk/dpa - IMPORTANT NOTE: In accordance with the regulations of the DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga and the DFB Deutscher Fußball-Bund, it is prohibited to exploit or have exploited in the stadium and/or from the game taken photographs in the form of sequence images and/or video-like photo series. (Photo by Matthias Balk/picture alliance via Getty Images)
21 December 2019, Bavaria, Munich: Football: Bundesliga, Bayern Munich - VfL Wolfsburg, 17th matchday in the Allianz Arena. Hasan Salihamidzic, Sports Director of FC Bayern, is on the sidelines before the start of the game. Photo: Matthias Balk/dpa - IMPORTANT NOTE: In accordance with the regulations of the DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga and the DFB Deutscher Fußball-Bund, it is prohibited to exploit or have exploited in the stadium and/or from the game taken photographs in the form of sequence images and/or video-like photo series. (Photo by Matthias Balk/picture alliance via Getty Images) /
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Bayern Munich’s Croatian midfielder Ivan Perisic reacts during the German first division Bundesliga football match Bayern Munich v Schalke 04 in Munich on January 25, 2020. (Photo by Christof STACHE / AFP) / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO (Photo by CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP via Getty Images)
Bayern Munich’s Croatian midfielder Ivan Perisic reacts during the German first division Bundesliga football match Bayern Munich v Schalke 04 in Munich on January 25, 2020. (Photo by Christof STACHE / AFP) / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO (Photo by CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP via Getty Images) /

Ivan Perisic

After failing to sign Leroy Sane from Manchester City last summer, Die Roten had to make last-minute changes to their transfer plans. The club went ahead to sign their second-choice target to add more quality on wide positions in the squad.

Ivan Perisic arrived in Bavaria from Inter Milan on a one-year loan deal. The defending Bundesliga champions had the option to make this transfer permanent at the end of the 2019/20 campaign. Perisic took time to settle as Niko Kovac didn’t hand him a start straightaway as Kingsley Coman and Serge Gnabry were first-choice players for wide positions.

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Perisic has shown immense work ethic whenever he had played for Die Roten. However, there has been an inconsistency in his overall performance. His trickery on the flank helps in stretching defenses, but his good work is undone by a poor final pass.

The former Borussia Dortmund winger has featured in 22 games across all competitions, contributing to 11 goals (five goals and six assists). He was finding a good rhythm in performances after winter break, but a training ground injury ruled him out for a month in February. Perisic’s output has been decent, but it could have been much better if he was efficient in the final third. (Stats courtesy: Whoscored)

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