GERMANY: Mandzukic not for sale - Sammer

Apr 14, 2014 8:21:00 AM
The Bavarians' sporting director has
underlined the powerful attacker's
importance to the team and has ruled
out a summer move
Bayern Munich sporting director Matthias
Sammer has insisted that the Bundesliga
champions have no intention of selling Mario
Mandzukic this summer.
The Croatia international's future at Bayern
is in doubt following the imminent arrival of
Robert Lewandowski from Borussia
Dortmund and clubs including Juventus,
Arsenal and Chelsea are rumoured to be
keeping close tabs on the 27-year-old.
Nevertheless, Sammer has made it clear that
Mandzukic will not be allowed to leave at the
end of the season.
"Nobody even has to bother making an
approach for Mandzukic," Sammer told
Sky90 .
"He is incredibly important to Bayern. I
always affectionately say that he plays like
an animal.
"It is simply amazing how much work he
does for the team and how much running he
does during a game.
"They always try to provoke him because he
really hurts his opponents with his work-
rate."
Mandzukic has netted 17 goals in 28
Bundesliga appearances this season.