Demichelis to stay at Bayern…for now, says agent

Argentina’s out-of-favour defender Martin Demichelis will stay at Bayern Munich and fight for his place, his agent told German television on Saturday.

The 29-year-old found himself surplus to requirements last Friday when Bayern lost 2-1 to Wolfsburg as he discovered just before kick-off he had lost his place at centre-back to Germany’s rising star Holger Badstuber.

The Argentina star boycotted the game in protest and later told reporters he wanted a transfer out of Munich before the transfer window closes on Tuesday at midnight, but his agent said he is asking the impossible.

“Barring a miracle, Misho (Demichelis) will stay at Bayern and fight to win his place back,” his agent Adrian Vicente told sports channel Sport1.

“Bayern Munich want a transfer fee of ten million euros, which rules out a quick solution by Tuesday night.

“Furthermore, Bayern have ruled out a loan to another club.”

Demichelis was also left out of Bayern’s squad for Friday night’s shock 2-0 defeat at Kaiserslautern as Munich’s defence was exposed by two second-half goals which left Munich coach Louis van Gaal fuming.

Having played in the Argentina team which lost to Germany in the quarter-final at last month’s World Cup, several European clubs including Atletico Madrid and Paris SG are interested in signing him.

Once the transfer window closes on Tuesday, the next opportunity for him to leave Bayern will be during January’s winter break when the Bundesliga stops for nearly four weeks.