FC Bayern has probably secured the services of top talent Mike Wisdom. The 13-year-old moves from Mönchengladbach to the Isar. The manager of the foals, in particular, doesn’t like that at all.
When it comes to new signings, FC Bayern has often used the competition in the Bundesliga in recent years. According to current media reports, the Munich team has once again found what they are looking for in the domestic league. Accordingly, one is about to sign the 13-year-old youngster Mike Wisdom from Borussia Mönchengladbach. The transfer is currently causing a stir in football in Germany. The foals sharply criticize Bayern’s actions.
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The Bayern bosses have recently made it clear that in future you will have to act more creatively on the transfer market in order to be able to keep up with the investor-led clubs from England, Spain and France. Above all, the people of Munich focus on discovering promising talent at an early stage and signing them cheaply before they become stars and the market value skyrockets.
As revealed by Sky Sport this week, FC Bayern are close to signing Mike Wisdom. Accordingly, the 13-year-old top talent has already given the Munich company a verbal commitment. The contracts should also be ready to be signed.
The record champions have not yet confirmed the transfer, but the reaction from Gladbach’s sporting director Roland Virkus speaks volumes. In an interview with the “Rheinsicher Post”, he sharply criticized Bayern: “Such deals are anything but useful for German youth football. I find it tasteless.”
In Mönchengladbach, people are not exactly happy that FCB is poaching youngsters. Looking at the reactions of fans, media and experts, it quickly becomes clear that player transfers from young people are still a sensitive issue in Germany.
Bayern pays 300,000 euros for the “exceptional talent”
As Virkus points out, Gladbach tried everything to convince Wisdom to stay: “We offered him a place at boarding school to minimize travel times.” In the end, however, Gladbach were not ready to meet the players’ demands.
According to Sky Sport information, Bayern pay a whopping 300,000 euros for the 13-year-old attacker, who is seen as a real “exceptional talent” in industry circles. Gladbach itself will collect only a fraction of that at 20,000 euros.
Bayern were not the only interested parties. According to reports, Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Dortmund also vied for Wisdom.