Nagelsmann trusts Omar Richards to cover injuries for Bayern
The German giants have to start their pre-season campaign without the presence of their main left-back options.
Ahead of their first pre-season friendly against Koln, Bayern Munich are already hit with injuries. Both
Alphonso Davies
and
Lucas Hernandez
are sidelined with injuries, which leaves
Omar Richardsas the only left-back in the squad.
Richards joined Bayern from Championship side
Readingthis summer. The 23-year-old is expected to make his debut for Bayern in their pre-season friendly against Koln on Saturday. Bayern’s newly appointed coach Julian Nagelsmann says he trusts Richards to fill in for his side’s injured left-backs.
"Omar is an extremely smart young man who is very eager to learn and has already integrated well. He can already speak some German which is impressive,”
Nagelsmann told
Kicker
.
“It’s extremely important that new players are willing to learn.”
Asked about Richards’ performances in training sessions, the former Leipzig boss responded:
“I’m very satisfied with him so far. He’s training well, he has a good technique, is good with the ball and can dribble,”
Bayern will start their 2021-22 Bundesliga campaign with a match against
Monchengladbachon August 13.
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