The two Bayern makers Uli Hoeneß and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge have not tired of emphasizing in recent years that the Munich team is not a sales club. The German record champions were never really dependent on generating high profits through player sales. According to current media reports, this could change in the future.
Is there a transfer revolution at FC Bayern? As the “kicker” reports, the new management team at FCB around Oliver Kahn is quite willing to reconsider the club’s previous transfer policy. According to the trade journal, the Bayern bosses no longer believe that international top stars such as Robert Lewandowski, Franck Ribery or Arjen Robben can be retained over an extremely long period of time in the future. The increased salary costs are also causing the people of Munich a lot of trouble. If you keep your stars with you for ten years or more, you have to dig deep into your pockets.
Are Bayern taking a similar path to BVB?
According to “kicker” information, Bayern no longer want to buy ready-made stars in the future, but “prefer young professionals between the ages of 20 and 22”. These are to be further developed in Munich and then resold “profitably by means of high exit clauses”. The trade journal cites the example of Ajax professional Ryan Gravenberch, who is currently closely associated with Bayern. According to reports, the 19-year-old is available in the summer for 25-30 million euros. A later sale should bring in significantly more.
This model is not new, not even in the Bundesliga. Bayern’s long-time rival Borussia Dortmund has almost perfected this approach in recent years. Players like Ousmane Dembele, Christian Pulisic or Jadon Sancho were bought for “little money” and sold for a multiple after 2-3 years. The big difference to BVB: a player that Bayern want to keep, they will keep in the future. Bayern have proven this with the contract extensions of Joshua Kimmich, Leon Goretzka and Kingsley Coman.