James aloof settling at Bayern, says Heynckes

James Rodriguez is aloof adapting to life in the Bundesliga, but Jupp Heynckes is cheerful with the midfielder’s performances at Bayern Munich.

The Colombia global has started 10 league video games since transferring to the Allianz Enviornment from Proper Madrid on a two-season loan deal, scoring twice and supplying three assists.

James this week urged he could per chance be interested to cease at Bayern « for quite loads of years », and Heynckes is willing to wait and see to gain the ideal out of the 2014 World Cup’s high goalscorer.

« I certainly have faith talked about already lots of cases – a new participant needs some time to integrate, » Heynckes informed a files convention before Wednesday’s discuss to of Cologne. « While you occur to entire from in a foreign country many issues play a characteristic: the weather, the food, the brand new crew, the change football.

« James plays with us ready he had no longer beforehand played at Proper Madrid. There he played as a left or honest winger, coming from deep as he will not be any longer a [Franck] Ribery, no longer a [Arjen] Robben, no longer a sprinter.

« With me he plays as an offensive midfielder in a four-three-three and he feels truly correct. And what could smartly be beautiful for quite loads of folks, he is so solid in working, he has prominent working statistics and he helps us in the defence. Which might be very certain for us.

« James is playing his time with us. He repeatedly comes to practicing with a large smile on his face and I mediate he’ll become even more crucial for us sooner or later. »

Heynckes denied options Bayern could per chance trace a goalkeeper at some stage in the January switch window, with 36-365 days-mature Tom Starke having near out of retirement to abet the champions’ crisis between the posts.

Manuel Neuer is out lengthy-term and an disaster suffered by deputy Sven Ulreich in the heat-up for the 1-0 retract against Eintracht Frankfurt supposed academy coach Starke needed to step in, while Bayern have faith strongly denied speculation linking them with a switch for Bayer Leverkusen’s Bernd Leno.

« Sven change into as soon as intensively treated, he has some concerns with his adductor, » Heynckes talked about. « He doubtlessly can have faith professional open air even this present day, but we determined with the doctor and the participant to be careful.

Jupp #Heynckes on Tom #Starke: « He will play day after nowadays. When known as upon, he is repeatedly 100% there and centered. » #FCBKOE pic.twitter.com/P1oKrS4zsx

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« Sven shall be aid in practicing day after nowadays [Wednesday] and we must have faith him aid on Saturday [against Stuttgart]. Tom Starke will play day after nowadays. When known as upon, he is repeatedly 100 per cent there and centered.

« I certainly have faith entire self belief in Sven Ulreich. He has developed massively, he purchased better and better from game to game and he performed outstandingly most frequently. I’d counsel Bayern ought to delivery up talks to prolong his contract.

« We have faith no longer talked for a 2d about signing a new goalkeeper right here. We won’t trace a new goalkeeper in January. In my eyes, it’s no longer principal. »

Heynckes, whose facet are eight aspects determined on the discontinuance of the desk, confirmed Mats Hummels needs to be fit to delivery up against Cologne despite carrying a knock.