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Juventus midfielder Miralem Pjanic was twice close to Bayern move

Juventus midfielder Miralem Pjanic has told Sport Bild he twice almost joined Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich.

Pjanic was playing for French club Metz in 2008 when Bayern president Uli Hoeness talked to him about a potential move.

"Uli Hoeness invited me to his house," Pjanic said. "I had only just turned 17. But back then Bayern was too big a club for me."

Instead, Bosnia international Pjanic moved to Lyon for €7.5 million, joining Roma in 2011 before a €32m move to Juventus at the start of the season when Bayern were again interested.

He said: "Juve were simply quickest."

Juventus face Monaco in the Champions League semifinal on Wednesday, and Pjanic said their chances of winning the trophy "are equally as good as all the other three sides left in the competition."

But he added that the absence of Germany international Sami Khedira through suspension for the first leg could be a setback, saying: "Sami is extremely important for us and virtually irreplaceable."

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Juventus midfielder Miralem Pjanic was twice close to Bayern move

Juventus midfielder Miralem Pjanic has told Sport Bild he twice almost joined Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich.

Pjanic was playing for French club Metz in 2008 when Bayern president Uli Hoeness talked to him about a potential move.

"Uli Hoeness invited me to his house," Pjanic said. "I had only just turned 17. But back then Bayern was too big a club for me."

Instead, Bosnia international Pjanic moved to Lyon for €7.5 million, joining Roma in 2011 before a €32m move to Juventus at the start of the season when Bayern were again interested.

He said: "Juve were simply quickest."

Juventus face Monaco in the Champions League semifinal on Wednesday, and Pjanic said their chances of winning the trophy "are equally as good as all the other three sides left in the competition."

But he added that the absence of Germany international Sami Khedira through suspension for the first leg could be a setback, saying: "Sami is extremely important for us and virtually irreplaceable."

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being invited to his house ?
only 17 ?

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Juventus midfielder Miralem Pjanic was twice close to Bayern move

Juventus midfielder Miralem Pjanic has told Sport Bild he twice almost joined Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich.

Pjanic was playing for French club Metz in 2008 when Bayern president Uli Hoeness talked to him about a potential move.

"Uli Hoeness invited me to his house," Pjanic said. "I had only just turned 17. But back then Bayern was too big a club for me."

Instead, Bosnia international Pjanic moved to Lyon for €7.5 million, joining Roma in 2011 before a €32m move to Juventus at the start of the season when Bayern were again interested.

He said: "Juve were simply quickest."

Juventus face Monaco in the Champions League semifinal on Wednesday, and Pjanic said their chances of winning the trophy "are equally as good as all the other three sides left in the competition."

But he added that the absence of Germany international Sami Khedira through suspension for the first leg could be a setback, saying: "Sami is extremely important for us and virtually irreplaceable."

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Lucky Sami to get all that praise.
 

Kopanja

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Damn, Pjanic should have given this interview while Uli was doing his time. Or tell this story to :beppe: and great man would've blackmailed Bayern for Vidal, Alaba and whoever we need.
 
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    Quality again, can't believe how good he has become defensively.



    I think he would have taken one in the first half if he didn't take a knock to win it in the first place.
    Probably has to do with it. I know i was annoyed when he didnt shoot and put in that weak cross, from which Monaco started a counterattack. Dybala took the 2nd, and the position was almost ideal for Miralem
     

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    He made a couple of suicide passes (Mandzukic also did one) but other than that he was very good.
    Did you see what Allegri said about Pjanic after the match?

    “I am very angry with Pjanic, because he can become one of the three best midfielders in the world, but every now and then when he gets a pass wrong, he acts like it’s the end of the world. He needs to stay calm and relax, because his potential is only partially expressed."
     

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