Carro blasts Bayern boss over Tah negotiations: "I don't think much of Max Eberl!"
Bayern Munich have been in negotiations with Bayer Leverkusen over the signing of Jonathan Tah for many weeks, but the deal is still not complete and is currently at a standstill.
Even after Bayern Munich confirmed the sale of Matthijs de Ligt (€45 million plus €5 million in bonuses) and Noussair Mazraoui (€15 million plus €5 million in bonuses) to Manchester United on Tuesday, it doesn't look like the deal will happen.
This is despite the fact that, according to Kicker, Leverkusen were told by Bayern Munich that the sale of the duo - or at least de Ligt - was a prerequisite for the Bavarians to sign Tah.
In this case, the clubs reached an agreement of €25 million upfront plus €5 million in bonuses, but not in the form of a written and therefore binding offer, as this would have weakened Bayern's starting position in their negotiations with Man United for de Ligt.
Nevertheless, Tah's move to Bayern seemed to be a done deal once de Ligt and Mazraoui were sold - but the Bavarians have now abandoned that plan. As a result, Tah trained with his teammates in Leverkusen on Tuesday instead of traveling to Munich for a medical.
“I don't think much of Eberl”
This development has angered the Bayer Leverkusen bosses, as club CEO Fernando Carro made no secret of during a meeting with representatives of the Leverkusen fan clubs at the BayArena on Tuesday, according to Kicker.
When asked about Tah and his possible move to Bayern, board member for sport Simon Rolfes responded diplomatically, before Carro launched an attack on Bayern board member for sport Max Eberl.
"Well, I don't think much of Max Eberl, absolutely nothing," Carro said scathingly.
“And I wouldn't negotiate with him,” he added.
The attack, made in front of hundreds of people, can only mean that Eberl is not keeping his word with Leverkusen about the transfer.
If the clubs were in promising talks and renegotiating the transfer fee, Carro would hardly have launched such an attack.
It's been suggested that Bayern only want to sign Tah for a fee well below the second offer of €20 million upfront and €5 million in bonuses.
Such a deal is naturally out of the question for Bayer Leverkusen, who don't want to lose face by selling one of their key players to their biggest rival at a bargain price.