Deal with Tah off?

Leverkusen boss rages: “Don’t think much of Eberl”

The atmosphere between Max Eberl (left) and Fernando Carro appears to be poisoned.(Bild: APA/dpa/Sven Hoppe, APA/AFP/INA FASSBENDER)

Leverkusen's CEO Fernando Carro has publicly lashed out at Bayern's sporting director Max Eberl. "I don't think much of Max Eberl," was the message from the Bayer boss. The background to this is probably the anger surrounding the possible transfer of defensive boss Jonathan Tah. Carro has since rowed back.

Together with managing director Simon Rolfes, Carro took part in a meeting with representatives of several Leverkusen fan clubs and showed himself to be quite aggressive. "Well, I don't think much of Max Eberl, absolutely nothing!" the 60-year-old told the group.

The background to this was the discussions surrounding a possible transfer of defensive boss Tah to Munich. The record champions are said to have long since reached an agreement with the international and the 28-year-old is also keen to join Bayern. However, no agreement has yet been reached between the clubs.

Irritations surrounding Tah
The transfer was also blocked by the insistence from Bayern's management that players would have to be sold first. This happened with the double transfer of Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui to Manchester United and yet Bayern now appear to be backing down. 

The atmosphere between Max Eberl (left) and Fernando Carro appears to be poisoned.(Bild: APA/dpa/Sven Hoppe, APA/AFP/INA FASSBENDER)

While the reigning champions expected Munich to increase their offer, Bayern have backtracked. "We are very, very happy with the squad we have at our disposal. Hiroki Ito will also be back in a few weeks. We have some players who can play several positions. We are well positioned," emphasized sporting director Christoph Freund recently. 

Statements that were met with astonishment in Leverkusen. After all, Tah had been the subject of interest in Munich for weeks. Bayer had probably already prepared themselves for a transfer and now feel that they've been left out in the cold. "I wouldn't negotiate with Eberl," Carro added defiantly. It is currently unclear what will happen with Tah. 

In the meantime, however, Carro has rowed back, as reported by "Bild". The Leverkusen boss is quoted as saying: "I am an emotional person. I made the statements about Max Eberl in an informal exchange with Bayer 04 fans. It was not intended that they would be taken up and multiplied in this form."