Hasan Salihamidzic gives a hopeful signal to Noussair Mazraoui on Saturday. The technical director of Bayern Munich indicates after the 6-0 win over Schalke 04 that there are no plans to sell the right back this summer. Mazraoui experienced a difficult period in southern Germany under Julian Nagelsmann, but is increasingly playing under his successor Thomas Tuchel. The former Ajax player signed for the sixth goal of the leader in the Bundesliga this Saturday.
“Mazraoui will stay with us”, a satisfied Salihamidzic said in a reaction on Saturday Sports1. “He has played very well in recent weeks and clearly repaid the coach’s trust. And today he even managed to score. When you see how things are in the transfer market in terms of full backs, we can only be happy with his presence. It is a player of great class.” The international from Morocco, who came over from Ajax last year, has an ongoing contract with Bayern until mid-2026.
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Mazraoui was a basic player at the club from Munich for some time this season. After the winter break, he was unable to play for a long time due to an inflamed pericardium. When he had recovered from that, he only played sporadically, to the dissatisfaction of the right back annex midfielder. “I have to start all over again to enforce credit and get playing minutes,” Mazraoui recently said in the German media. . I am now the fourth choice as a right back… I am 25 years old, had a good period here this season and played a strong World Cup. Then you just want to play and not sit on the bench as yet another choice.” The rumors about an early departure from Bayern quickly surfaced, with Sport that linked him to Barcelona.
The statements caused some irritation at Tuchel. “I also want him to play more. If he plays, it means he is the best right or left back in the selection. Ultimately, you position yourself. It’s only up to him. Everyone gets the maximum support from us and everyone is challenged. At Bayern the standard is very high. If you only get five minutes, then you have to deliver in those five minutes. That is simply the standard at this club. Because you always have to deliver a top performance. Then put yourself in a position. Wishing for something is one thing, delivering the work for it is two”, the coach made clear at the end of April. Since then, Mazraoui has been awarded a starting place by his trainer three times in a row.