Sané feels in the "flow": pat on the back from Nagelsmann
Julian Nagelsmann couldn't help but laugh and slapped Leroy Sané on the shoulder like a buddy. The 27-year-old was back on the media podium for the first time in a long time ahead of the European Championship test against Turkey. The national soccer coach probably also recognized the special moment when asked why.
"I'm not someone who likes to talk a lot," said the Bayern attacker apologetically. But Nagelsmann had encouraged him, perhaps even persuaded him a little, to come along "and answer the questions", said Sané in the large basement room of the Berlin Olympic Stadium.
Sané wants to "give back performance"
Sané had no major verbal pitfalls to worry about. Things are going well for the high-speed player with the DFB team and FC Bayern this season. He is also guaranteed a place in the German starting eleven today. Nagelsmann likes the play of his former Bayern player and has found an unusual but successful front two for his 4-2-2-2 system in him and Niclas Füllkrug.
Sané enjoys the sporting freedom, he said, and wants to "give back performance". He will be playing his 58th international match against Turkey. He has scored 13 goals for Germany, most recently in the 2-1 win over France in September. He feels in the "flow", he said.
Contract extension with Munich?
And yet he still has that eternal boyishness about him. Seriousness is not his core competence. Plus an exalted fashion style. He won't get rid of that image any time soon. Sané's future at Bayern will not become an issue until the second half of the season at the earliest. His contract in Munich runs until the summer after next. "I haven't given it any thought yet," he said about a possible extension.
Things should finally go well at a major tournament at the home European Championships in 2024. He was a young star at the 2016 European Championships, but only played once as a wild card, and in 2018 he was surprisingly left out of Joachim Löw's final World Cup squad. He failed to score a goal at the 2021 European Championships. And last year in Qatar, he was injured before the Japan opener. Before he was 100% fit again, the tournament was over for Germany. "I have big goals and always try to motivate myself," said Sané.
- Leroy Sané's excellent form in both the German national team and FC Bayern has impressed Julian Nagelsmann, leading the DFB coach to include him in an unusual yet successful front two in his 4-2-2-2 system.
- Despite his contract with Bayern Munich running until the summer after next, Leroy Sané, known for his boyish demeanor and exalted fashion style, has yet to consider the possibility of extending his stay with the German club.
Source: www.dpa.com
