The first summer transfer window for Max Eberl and Chris Freund at Bayern Munich has been a bumpy ride. They started the window strongly by addressing three key areas of the squad before the start of the pre-season. However, things went downhill for the duo during the second half of the summer window.
They struggled to seal deals for Xavi Simons and Désiré Doué. Simons ended up at RB Leipzig on a season-long loan, while Doué opted for a move to Paris over Bavaria. Bayern also couldn’t reach an agreement with Bayer Leverkusen for Jonathan Tah despite agreeing personal terms with the German defender.
Bayern also struggled to part ways with big earners of the squad. They managed to balance the books by selling Noussair Mazraoui and Matthijs de Ligt to Manchester United but couldn’t find a solution for Leon Goretzka, Serge Gnabry, and Kingsley Coman.
Eberl and Freund would have learned valuable lessons from a strange summer transfer window. They have a lot of work to do in the next few months before the winter window comes into the picture. Here are the three things that should feature at the top of the to-do list of Eberl and Freund during the next four months.