I ask the Football Gods for forgiveness in advance coz I'm allowing a Franz Beckenbauer topic to segue into an Eric Dierbolical discussion but here it goes:
Dier to Bayern: Sometimes these big clubs have these strange signings for squad depth, cheap deals or whatever reason. Remember when Real Madrid signed Jonathan Woodgate? He was much better than Eric Dier though.....
Dier's POV: Great great move. Imagine being Norwich level and moving to Bayern. Bro is failing upwards.
Bayern's POV: Signed him for squad depth. They got a cheap but experienced CB from the Prem. Dier is slow and a terrible fit on paper for the superfast Bundesliga. He'd be much more suited to the Italian League or a team that plays a low block system. But it is what it is. Maybe Tuchel has got an ace up his sleeve. Time will tell.