AMSTERDAM – The agent for Julian Green has reiterated the player's preference to persevere for a squad place at Bayern Munich, despite a torrent of enquiries about his future from both sides of the Atlantic.
On Wednesday, Green spoke to local daily TZ from preseason training camp, telling the newspaper that he wanted to battle for a spot with the German champs even though they would rather send him on loan for the second straight season. According to his agent, Bayern would have plenty of takers from both MLS and Europe lining up.
"There have been different requests from clubs in Germany and the US, asking for his plans, but we have not discussed concrete loan or transfer offers," Green representative Katharina Schrott told MLSsoccer.com. "Julian's first choice is Bayern, so he is fully focusing on preseason."
Green spent last season on loan to Bundesliga side Hamburg, only to struggle through injuries and a manager change for all of five league appearances, and none past November. The Tampa-born player is currently with Pep Guardiola's first team in China, hoping to take advantage in the absences of Bayern stars Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben during a three-game tour that kicks off against Valencia on Saturday.
