False start not included
Nathaniel Brown says Bayern München's interest caught him off guard, even though the summer move went through for around €50 million. He told SPORT1 that he had not expected the club to get in touch, then added that things moved quickly once they did.
"To be honest: I wouldn't have thought that Bayern would ever get in touch with me. And then it happened so quickly!" Brown told SPORT1, in comments translated from German.
The pull of staying in Germany
Once the approach came, Brown said he did not need much convincing. "When my agent told me about the interest, I immediately said: I don't want to hear anything else. I come from Bavaria, can stay in Germany and am moving to the best team in the country, to one of the biggest clubs in the world," he said.
Family also played a part. Brown said his family and friends are all big Bayern fans, and that left little room for debate when the move came up.
That backdrop makes the fee look even more notable. Bayern paid around €50 million for a player who was still in the youth system of 1. FC Nürnberg only a few years ago, and he has already been trusted quickly in Munich.
Brown has started three of Bayern's opening four Bundesliga games and has made four league appearances this season. He has also established himself as Germany's first-choice left-back ahead of David Raum, which fits the speed of the rise he describes.
Brown's own account is not complicated. Bayern's call arrived fast, but the move still made sense to him almost immediately. He is already in the side and, after the summer transfer, the next marker is how quickly he turns those starts into a permanent place in the team.
Written by Jack Mercer with AI-assisted research, cross-checked against 2 outlets. How we work →
