Peter Schmeichel confirms his son Kasper came close to signing for Bayern
Kasper Schmeichel nearly joined Bayern Munich in January, as confirmed by his father, goalkeeping legend Peter Schmeichel.
Manchester United and Denmark legend Peter Schmeichel has confirmed that his son, Kasper, came close to joining Bayern Munich in January.
Bayern targeted Kasper Schmeichel, currently at OGC Nice, as a possible replacement for the long-term injured Manuel Neuer last month, but ended up bringing in Yann Sommer from Gladbach instead.
"Now, it's Yann Sommer who is in goal, but it actually could have been my son," Schmeichel revealed to CBS Sports ahead of the game between Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich at Park des Princes last night.
"On the very same day that they signed Yann Sommer, they were also in talks with my son, because it took them about ten days to agree terms with Borussia Monchengladbach.
"So I could have stood here watching my son warming up! But unfortunately it didn't happen."