Bayern Munich’s Serge Gnabry has been labeled ‘amateur’ by the club’s sporting director Hasan Salihamidžić after attending Paris Fashion Week.
- Bayern start 2023 with two draws
- Gnabry visited Paris between games
- Sports director Salihamidžić criticizes
What happened? The winger was spotted at a showcase event between Bayern’s Bundesliga games against RB Leipzig and Cologne, but his side managed only 1-1 draws in both matches. Gnabry was pulled away at half-time in the second match when his team needed a goal, but it was his behavior off the pitch that he was accused of.
They said: “It’s an amateur,” Salihamidžić told Deutsche News Agency. dpa“That’s exactly what I don’t like. It’s not Bayern Munich to hang out on days off. Holidays are for resting for the next game.”
Overall picture: But coach Julian Nagelsmann, who lost first-team goalkeeper and club captain Manuel Neuer to a broken leg while skiing during his post-World Cup vacation, is more relaxed with Gnabry’s appearance in the French capital. It looked like it did
“I think players can do whatever they want in their free time,” Nagelsmann said at a press conference. Lunch at 12:00pm, bed at 2:00pm. It is important to be able to organize your free time in such a way that everyone is happy. But it should always be beneficial to his work. ”
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What’s next for GNABRY? The 27-year-old came off early against Cologne, but added an assist against Leipzig and scored 21 goals in 2022/23. This means Gnabry will qualify for the starting line-up against Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday, with Bayern now just three points clear of leaders Union his Berlin.