Kahn: Bayern has been paying attention to Schlotterbeck since 2022. In terms of type, he is definitely suitable for Bayern.

Dortmund defender Schlotterbeck is still hesitant about whether to renew his contract, and the media reported that Bayern is interested in him. Bayern legend Kahn believes that this is a player who is suitable for Bayern in terms of type, and revealed that he was interested in Schlotterbeck when he was chairman of Bayern's board of directors.

Schlotterbeck has a contract extension in front of him that can be signed, but he is still hesitant to sign because he first wants to wait and observe Dortmund's development at the competitive level. This ongoing contract tug-of-war has attracted the attention of Bayern. Once Yu Pamecano leaves the team, they hope to sign Schlotterbeck as a replacement.

After last weekend's loss to Bayern, Schloterback described his decision on the future as "an important decision in his career" in an interview, and expressed his hope to sit down with Dortmund's senior management soon.

In the past years and decades, Bayern has been shaped by special types like Bastian Schweinsteiger, Lahm, Thomas Muller or currently Neuer and Kimmich. So, in terms of personality and player type, is Schlotterbeck also suitable for Bayern?

In response to this question, Kahn responded on the German Sky Sports program: "Of course, the question is always 'How can such a player establish himself at Bayern Munich?' What I think is that, in terms of type, he is definitely one of them. But you can never be completely sure in advance." In any case, Kahn believes that Bayern has an "obligation to pay attention to him."

Dortmund star Weidenfeller said that Dortmund must work hard to retain this defensive backbone for a long time no matter what: "He is an absolute leader of Dortmund and a key player who leads by example. He also has the support of fans and can drive a team." Zike also said not long ago that they will do their best to make him feel that even in Dortmund, a person can become a very great player. "

Bayern was already paying attention to the 25-year-old player in the summer of 2022, but he transferred to Dortmund at that time. Kahn, then chairman of Bayern's board of directors, now confirms that Bayern had already thought about signing him at that time: "Yes, I still remember. It was when he was still playing at Freiburg, and he had to make a decision. But we chose another person because he was still very, very young at the time."

Since then, Schlotterbeck has played 130 times for Dortmund (6 goals/12 assists) and is currently showing excellent form. It remains to be seen whether Bayern will jump ahead and succeed in a possible second attempt at signing...