Does Dayot Upamecano still have a future at Bayern Munich"
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Once a mainstay, the Frenchman has fallen on hard times in Bavaria. But he has many believers ? including Real Madrid?s Aurélien Tchouaméni. Dayot Upamecano, formerly a fixture in Thomas Tuchel?s Bayern Munich lineups, has suddenly found himself on the outside looking in.
Three seasons in, the 25-year-old French center-back has been unceremoniously dropped to bench status ? and facing an uphill battle to rewrite a Bayern legacy currently marred by high-profile errors in two straight Champions League campaigns.
It could even be tempting to bolt ? and Bayern already has a crowded center-back group.
But his future is starting to be on his mind, according to a report from L?Équipe, captured via @iMiaSanMia:
A ?source close to Bayern?s dressing room? told @lequipe about Upamecano?s situation: ?We had the feeling that Tuchel had doubts about him and was waiting for that [the two red cards] to drop him?
? Another source within the French national team says: ?This [the national team] is an environment where he feels good. He?s calm and not alarmed at all?
As things stand, Bayern are unwilling to sell Upamecano in the summer. However, it?s not completely ruled out that the player might consider his options. Within his entourage, they say that ?nothing has been decided?
[@lequipe]
Former coach Oscar Garcia offered support and perspective.
?He was only 16 at the time, but he had so much potential,? Garcia sa...
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