Why did Jonathan Tah choose Bayern Munich? Let him tell you
'I wanted to move and ultimately chose FC Bayern because I feel I can take another step here. I'm very ambitious; I want to keep getting better. With this successful, big club, with the current team that FC Bayern already has, and with coach Vincent Kompany, who wanted me and was a defender himself, I can get even more out of myself at FC Bayern. That's why I'm in Munich,' Tah told Sport Bild journalists Tobi Altschäffl and Heiko Niedderer (as captured by @iMiaSanMia). 'And for me personally, titles are of course important: I've developed a taste for it in Leverkusen and want more – at the DFB and at my new club.'
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Tah seems to be making a smooth transition. If he can continue his solid play, he could even win over some of his Bayern Munich fanbase detractors.
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