It has been two full seasons now since Bayern Munich’s long anticipated acquisition took place.

Coming off of an ACL injury during his first season in Bavaria, Sane was not great, but the old adage about players not getting to 100% until the second year after a major knee injury bought the Germany international some extra time and good will.

Sane showed flashes of his promise during that first season, but also some of the diva-like tendencies we had heard so much about. Disagreements with manager Hansi Flick and a public benching or two did not help Sane shake some perceptions about his attitude and mentality.

In his second season, however, Sane got off to a scorching start and continued to be a major impact player throughout the first half of the season. During the Rückrunde, however, Sane struggled mightily with his form — and had additional run-ins with manager Julian Nagelsmann.

After two years, hundreds of BFW posts, and thousands of BFW community opinions, it is now time to ask if it was all worth it? Is Leroy Sane living up to the hype he carried throughout that long, arduous recruitment process.

One of the biggest disagreements between Flick and sporting director Hasan “Brazzo” Salihamidzic reportedly revolved around Sane. Flick allegedly wanted Timo Werner and Kai Havertz, while Salihamidzic wanted Sane.

In fact Sane, became the sporting director’s white whale. Over the course of 18 months, Salihamidzic chased the winger until he finally wrapped him up — without the blessing of the manager.

Why Flick did not necessarily have Sane atop his list of potential transfers is unknown. You could speculate that it was a personality conflict, but that seems to be dispelled by the relationship that the two men have when interacting for the German national team.

Perhaps Flick was skeptical of Sane being overhyped? There could be a strong argument made for this.