Football: ‘Van Bommel to remain captain’

Van Bommel’s contract expires at end of season while his potential replacement, Gustavo, has signed for €15...


Afp January 13, 2011
Football: ‘Van Bommel to remain captain’

BERLIN: Dutch midfielder Mark van Bommel will captain defending champions Bayern Munich against Steve McClaren’s Wolfsburg today despite being out of contract in June, says coach Louis van Gaal.

Van Bommel’s contract expires at the end of the season while his potential replacement, Brazilian Luiz Gustavo, has signed for €15 million from Hoffenheim. With Bayern 14 points behind Bundesliga leaders Dortmund, Munich resume their quest to close the gap against 2009 German champions Wolfsburg and van Bommel is set to take charge of Bayern on the pitch.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 14th, 2011.

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