Munich - Bayern Munich's French international defender Willy Sagnol wants to leave the Bundesliga club during the winter break. Sagnol, 30, who has a contract until June 20, 2010, said Saturday he had asked the club several weeks ago to release him.
"I still have the wish. I want to leave the club," he said.
Sagnol, who has spent the season recovering from a knee injury, was on the substitutes' bench for the first time during league leaders Bayern's 2-1 victory over VfL Wolfsburg Saturday.
He underwent surgery on cartilage and other problems in his right knee in April and has recently been playing for Bayern's reserves.
