{"id":104288,"date":"2025-10-08T15:26:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T15:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getfootballnewsgermany.com\/?p=104288"},"modified":"2025-10-08T15:26:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T15:26:09","slug":"kingsley-coman-reveals-the-truth-behind-bayern-munich-exit-part-of-the-club-wanted-to-see-me-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getfootballnewsgermany.com\/2025\/kingsley-coman-reveals-the-truth-behind-bayern-munich-exit-part-of-the-club-wanted-to-see-me-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Kingsley Coman reveals the truth behind Bayern Munich exit: \u201cPart of the club wanted to see me go.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After a decade on the books at Bayern Munich, Kingsley Coman made the switch to Saudi Pro League outfit Al-Nassr in the summer<\/a>. Now, the 29-year-old winger has shed light upon what really happened behind the scenes of his departure, as kicker<\/strong><\/a> reports.<\/p>\n

As recently as the end of June, Coman had made it clear he had no intentions on seeking a move away from Germany, once declaring: \u201cI want to stay at Bayern.\u201d<\/em> Nevertheless, just a matter of weeks later, he was packing his bags and leaving the German champions to join Cristiano Ronaldo\u2019s Al-Nassr.<\/p>\n

Even now – two months into this new chapter of his career – Coman admits he could have easily imagined staying in Munich. \u201cBy the end of the transfer, there were certain things – I won\u2019t get into details – that made everything more complicated. It wasn\u2019t that I was forced out, but the club made it clear that, financially, they were open to me leaving.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Incidentally, Bayern\u2019s board member for sport, Max Eberl, had already floated the idea of selling him a year earlier – a move which Coman had refused at the time. However, this summer it was different – he said he still felt \u201cthe love of the coach, the fans, and some board members,\u201d<\/em> but not from everyone. \u201cThere was a part of the club that wanted to see me go, and that really weighed on me,\u201d<\/em> the 29-year-old admitted.<\/p>\n

Coman joined Bayern from Juventus in 2015, going on to win nine Bundesliga titles and score the winning goal in the 2020 Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain. Over the course of 330 appearances in all competitions, the winger scored 72 goals and provided 71 assists \u2013 not bad for a player who also had to battle several repeated injuries throughout his Bayern career.<\/p>\n

Despite his mixed feelings surrounding his departure, Coman insisted there was no bad blood between him and his former club, declaring: \u201cI\u2019ll come back one day to say goodbye properly. I spent nearly ten years there and the club still means a lot to me.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Coman has enjoyed a strong start to life as an Al-Nassr player, claiming two goals and four assists in his opening four league games. Such performances have seen him make a return to the French national squad for the October internationals, after having missed out on playing the Nations League\u2019s final stages earlier in the year.<\/p>\n

Having received the call-up from France coach Didier Deschamps, Coman insists the move hasn\u2019t changed his level: \u201cTwenty minutes per game at Bayern or playing every week here – which is better?\u201d<\/em> he asked rhetorically.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m the same player I was in Munich. I\u2019m not going to suddenly lose my quality. Al-Nassr has a great team – we\u2019d hold our own in Europe. And here, I get to play regularly. At Bayern, when you only play every other game, your influence fades.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n

GGFN | Sam Carey<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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