FC Bayern has already invested millions in Sadio Mané and Matthijs de Ligt. Now Oliver Kahn has commented on whether there will be another transfer of this magnitude.
After the additions of offensive star Sadio Mané and the designated new chief of defense Matthijs de Ligt, FC Bayern Munich is not planning any further transfers in the very high price range. “There is no need for us to deal with players on the scale of Matthijs de Ligt again,” said CEO Oliver Kahn in an interview with the Münchner Merkur/tz media group (weekend edition). For De Ligt, Munich will pay a transfer fee of 67 million euros and possibly further bonuses to Juventus Turin. Mané cost 32 million transfer fee, further payments can also be added here.
The newcomers from offensive jewel Mathys Tel (17) from Stade Rennes and midfielder Konrad Laimer (25) from RB Leipzig are also being sought. “There was another conversation with Tel recently. We are also in contact with Laimer. You just have to see how things develop now,” said Kahn. In addition to Mané and de Ligt, Munich have signed Noussair Mazraoui and Ryan Gravenberch from Ajax Amsterdam.
“We’ve done most of our homework early and don’t need to rush into any action at the end of the transfer window,” said Kahn. “This year it’s even more important because the season starts at the beginning of August. Otherwise you start the season and then all of a sudden there are new players who have yet to be integrated. It was more important than ever this year to get the ball early to be.”