Jonah Kusi-Asare’s deadline day transfer move from Bayern Munich to Fulham has been labelled “insane”.
[Sky Germany](https://sport.sky.de/fussball/artikel/transfer-wirrwarr-um-bayern-talent-kusi-asare-am-deadline-day/13424796/35313) cover the situation today and the ‘transfer chaos’ that surrounded the youngster’s late move to Fulham on Monday.
They explain that the 18-year-old moved to Fulham late on deadline day, signing on loan with an option to buy. But before that happened, Bayern extended his deal until 2026. They’ve also secured a buy-back option to ‘maintain access’ to the youngster.
Sky explain that he had originally been a part of their long-term plans and that was made clear to him throughout the summer.
But a late deal for Nicolas Jackson to arrive from Chelsea ultimately changed their plans and Kusi-Asare was allowed to leave for Fulham late into the transfer window. It was a late change and created some transfer insanity according to journalist Kerry Hau, who labelled the whole affair as “insane.”
“Bayern informed the player in mid-August that he should reject all loan offers and that they were planning to use him,” he said.
“As a backup for Harry Kane. As a player who would then regularly get minutes. That’s what we reported, and sporting director Christoph Freund confirmed it at a press conference.
“It was clear to the player: ‘Okay, I’m staying at Bayern, I’ll get my chances here.’ He actually didn’t want to leave. Then the topic of Nicolas Jackson came up, then rumours of further signings for the attack began to swirl – and then, a few days before the transfer window closed, the sporting authorities informed the player that he was free to look for a new club after all.”
That was “very unfortunate” according to the journalist, who believes that other, perhaps better suited clubs have ended up missing out on the player due to Bayern’s indecision.
“I don’t see any real plan behind it,” he added, while former Bayern man Torben Hoffmann questioned if Fulham was the best destination for him.
“Fulham, Premier League – that’s a smooth announcement. Perhaps a middle step, a club lower down, would have been better for his development,” he added, labelling the Premier League as “even faster” and “even tougher” than the Bundesliga.