Douglas Costa moved to Bavaria from Shakhtar before the start of the 2015/2016 season. The first six months of the Brazilian showed great football, but then slowed down. In the past campaign, he often stayed on the bench and this gave rise to rumors about the possible departure of Douglas.

Nevertheless, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge does not worry that Costa will remain in Bavaria and will be unmotivated.

"I always thought Douglas was an interesting player. All he needs is to show the same level of play that was in the first season in Bavaria, "said the functionary merkur. De.

"The big plus for Bavaria is the World Cup, which will be held at the end of the season. Every football player wants to get into the application of his team, and therefore no one will neglect to deal with the matter or arrange unnecessary fuss ".

In the previous campaign on the account of Douglas 23 matches in the Bundesliga (14 - at the base), in which he scored 4 goals and made 3 assistants.