- Celtic Keeper was aligned as a replacement of Manuel Neuer injured after the 2022 World Cup
- Danish no 1 was ready to take their opportunity until the German club cooled its interest without explanation
- Now Schmeichel goes to Allianz's sand with Celtic seeking to overcome huge probabilities in the Champions League
Kasper Schmeichel has revealed how the opportunity to sign for Bayern Munich was lost for little for a couple of years ago.
Schmeichel was being aligned to move to Munich when Bayern and Germany no 1 Manuel Neuer was injured after the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
It would have been a dream come true for Schmeichel since his grandfather instilled the love of Bayern in him from an early age.
In the end, Bayern took out the deal for the unknown reasons, and Schmeichel is now back in Bavaria with the aim of abandoning them from the Champions League with Celtic.
“Yes, that is correct, there were discussions about me to join Bayern,” Schmeichel said. 'It was after Manuel Neuer received his injury in the World Cup a couple of years ago.
'Basically, everything agreed and simply failed in the last second. I would have to ask Bayern what was the problem.
Schmeichel revealed that the movement of his dreams to Bayern Munich broke at the 11th hour
The Danish no 1 insists that he does not regret and is delighted that fate took him to Celtic
The Celtic goalkeeper greets his opposite number after the triumph of Bayern's first leg
'I am not 100 % sure of what happened, but I was on its way to the airport.
'Unfortunately, he did not materialize. It would have been a dream to have played for a club like this, but it was not.
'Everything happens for a reason. I am very happy with where it brought me now. Sometimes life works in a fun way. I am delighted to be with Celtic now.
'My grandfather loved German football and Bayern Munich is a kind of flagship of German football, so he always talked about them.
'It is a club that I have followed from an early age. It's great to play against them, but it would be even greater if we could achieve something.
'I talked to the hierarchy. I knew what my role was going to be. He kept the seat hot until Manuel returned. And it was more than good with that.
Schmeichel is updated with Bayern Vincent Kompany chief after keeping Celtic in the tie
Schmeichel is a salvation from Bayern Harry Kane striker during the first leg at Celtic Park
'Having played for a club of this stature would have been more than enough. I said: “Send the contract.” I don't even need to know what it is. I will sign it anyway.
'Then, yes, it would have been a dream come true, but it was not so. And he brought me here now with Celtic. So I'm very happy with that too.
Schmeichel will need to be at the top of his game if Celtic must achieve one of the biggest clashes in the history of the Champions League.
Celtic and Denmark No. 1 will also face Neuer, a player he found for the first time almost 20 years ago and has come to admire.
“My first game against him was almost 20 years ago,” Schmeichel explained. 'They were children under 21 years of Germany against Denmark Sub-21. I think we lost 4-0 that game or something.
'Germany had some good players there. I remember Neuer. I heard about this guy who played for Schalke at that time. He was a young boy, he was close to me in terms of age.
Schmeichel admires Neuer and insists that the German revolutionized the goalkeeper's position
'He was the captain of a great club at that age. I remember going out, there were some good 2,000 Schalke fans behind his goal shouting his name.
“I thought:” Wow, this guy must have something. “
'The goalkeeper's position revolutionized, that is a fair evaluation of what he has done. He is an archer who is so complete in all aspects. So I always try to learn from him and I really enjoy seeing him.