The big question is “how long this can be maintained,” Rummenigge already pointed out at the time. “Because the sums become absurd when I read what Ronaldo is now earning in Saudi Arabia or Messi at PSG. As Bayern Munich you can struggle as much as you want, you won’t get there, and that shouldn’t be the goal either.”
Both Manchester City, which won the title in the summer of 2023, and PSG, which also triumphed in the final in the Munich Arena last year, have now refuted Rummenigge’s theory. However, neither club has managed to defend their title yet. It is now up to FC Bayern to prevent this from happening again.
