The time when FC Bayern tied players like Ribéry and Robben to themselves for years is likely to be coming to an end. According to a media report, the record champions want to fundamentally change their personnel policy.
FC Bayern wants to redefine itself as a “sales club” in the future. At least that’s what the “kicker” reports. Accordingly, Munich will align its entire personnel policy so that young, promising players leave the club profitably after two to four years. The long-term retention of deserving players, such as in the case of Arjen Robben (ten years) and Franck Ribéry (twelve years), should then no longer exist.
According to the “kicker”, the record champions are reacting to the exploding salary costs in their own squad and financial losses since the beginning of the corona pandemic with this historic change in strategy. These aspects have already ensured in the recent past that the club had no chance in competing for internationally sought-after top players, for example in the case of former Gladbacher Denis Zakaria. The 25-year-old Swiss switched to Italian record champions Juventus Turin in the past winter transfer window.
The commitment of Ryan Gravenberch could represent a first step into the new future of FC Bayern. According to media reports, the 19-year-old national player of the Netherlands is already in talks with the Munich team, his contract with Ajax Amsterdam expires in the summer of 2023. Bayern executives, sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic and CEO Oliver Kahn, see enormous development potential in the tall midfield director, which could also pay off in monetary terms within a few years. According to “Transfermarkt”, Gravenberch’s current market value is 35 million euros.