Douglas Costa is not replacing Ribéry, says Bayern director Sammer

  The German champions’ director hailed the Brazilian’s versatility but insists the injured French winger has their full support. Bayern Munich sporting director Matthias Sammer has slammed the suggestion Douglas Costa is a Franck Ribery replacement as “disrespectful”. Costa completed a €30 million move to Bayern on Wednesday, joining on a five-year deal from Shakhtar […]
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2015-07-02 15:42:00

 

The German champions’ director hailed the Brazilian’s versatility but insists the injured French winger has their full support.
Bayern Munich sporting director Matthias Sammer has slammed the suggestion Douglas Costa is a Franck Ribery replacement as “disrespectful”. Costa completed a €30 million move to Bayern on Wednesday, joining on a five-year deal from Shakhtar Donetsk. Sammer was quoted in GOAL: “He is injured, cannot train with the team but is still a player of Bayern Munich. We will wait for him, he has our full support and we hope that he will come back healthy as soon as possible. Douglas Costa is not his replacement. Of course, Costa can play on the right side, because he can attack the middle with his strong left foot but he can also play on the left side and in the middle.”

The German champions’ director hailed the Brazilian’s versatility but insists the injured French winger has their full support.

Bayern Munich sporting director Matthias Sammer has slammed the suggestion Douglas Costa is a Franck Ribery replacement as “disrespectful”. Costa completed a €30 million move to Bayern on Wednesday, joining on a five-year deal from Shakhtar Donetsk. Sammer was quoted in GOAL: “He is injured, cannot train with the team but is still a player of Bayern Munich. We will wait for him, he has our full support and we hope that he will come back healthy as soon as possible. Douglas Costa is not his replacement. Of course, Costa can play on the right side, because he can attack the middle with his strong left foot but he can also play on the left side and in the middle.”

 

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