Bayern Munich won't extend Karimi's contract

IRNA - Ali Karimi's days at Bayern Munich appear to be numbered as his contract will not be extended beyond this Bundesliga season, the football weekly Sport Bild reported Wednesday.

The 27-year-old Karimi, who has yet to score this season, has been mainly sitting on the reserve bench during the first nine matches.

Bayern coach Felix Magath, who had great hopes for Karimi when he signed him in 2005, has been frustrated by the Iranian player's apparent unwillingness to learn the German language in a bid to be able to adjust better within the team.

Magath said he had told Karimi that learning the language is a "prerequisite for being successful at Bayern."
"How can you adapt to (the team) when you don't understand anything," the Bayern trainer asked rhetorically.

According to Sport Bild, Karimi has finally decided to contact language schools in Munich and wants to hire a private German teacher.