Admin I Jan. 29, 2024
MUNICH – Injury-hit Bayern Munich signed Galatasaray’s French right back Sacha Boey on Sunday to reinforce their trophy charge.
The 23-year-old has signed until 2028, the German champions said, with the Turkish side confirming Bayern were paying €30 million ($33 million) plus €5 million in bonuses. Two friendly matches are also part of the deal.
“For me this is a dream come true. It is a real honour for me to be able to play for a world class club such as Bayern,” he said in a statement.
“I am a guy who likes to attack as a full back, I’m just as happy further up the pitch as I am defending.”
Boey, who has yet to play for the France senior team, signed a day after Bayern cut the gap in the Bundesliga title race to two points. They won 3-2 at Augsburg and leaders Bayer Leverkusen could only draw 0-0 at home with Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Bayern, who face Lazio in their Champions League last 16 first leg next month, have been struggled with defenders being unavailable.
They started the season light in the backline and have since seen Bouna Sarr ruled out with a cruciate knee injury while Kim Min Jae and Noussair Mazraoui are away at the Asian and African Nations Cups.
Centre back Eric Dier has already been loaned from Tottenham Hotspur and made his first start at Augsburg.
With centre back Dayot Upamecano and right back Konrad Laimer also now injured, as well as potential right back fill-in Joshua Kimmich missing with a shoulder problem, Tuchel was forced to play left back Raphaël Guerreiro on the right.
Winger Kingsley Coman also went off with a knee injury and will be out for several weeks. Fellow wideman Serge Gnabry is out too so Bayern may again dip into the transfer market in the closing days of the January window.
