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Originally Posted by ditty
It was pretty unanimous across German soccer last year that Davies had a poor season. I think he's gotten the "Best Left Back in the World" mantle because he's an incredible talent who, on his day, can do things virtually no other LB in the world can do (see the CL SF vs Barcelona). But, his positional play and 1v1 defending are still a work in progress. I think he sometimes still gets the benefit of people seeing how much potential he still has to become better considering how little time he's actually had at LB and how young he still is.
As you said, he's been a lot better this year. After starting the season on the bench (he started preseason late due to the Copa America), he has really come on. The other natural option that Bayern have a LB, Raphael Guerreiro, is an excellent player as well but inconsistent as he's often injured. Guerreiro has deputized at RB lately so both players are starters at the moment.
I think Bayern are genuinely keen on re-signing Davies but I think they were put off last year by his significant demands not being matched by his performances, plus they're not a fan of his agent's negotiation tactics.
If Real Madrid still want him, I really do think he'll go there. But the emergence of Mendy at LB last season means that Davies has significant competition and Real are certainly not in a desperate situation. Nonetheless, I think the allure of Real Madrid will too much for Davies to turn down if they make him the kind of offer he wants. I also fear that he could get stuck on the bench at Real but I think he's probably willing to accept that risk for the potential reward of being a star at the biggest club in the world.
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100% agreed with this. As a Bayern fan I of course want Davies to stay in Munich. As a Canadian fan, I echo those concerns about Davies if he goes to Madrid. Of course we would all cheer him on and hope he establishes himself but my other concern is that he honestly isn't the type of player Madrid needs with all their speed and attacking output and could quite easily find himself not in the starting lineup on a regular basis because of a mismatch of his abilities and the player Madrid needs in that position. Maybe Madrid wouldn't care but they are struggling to find roles for all their speedy stars as it is this year. For Canada, Davies playing as a dominating, marauding, superstar LB at Bayern is just about as perfect as it gets in my opinion.