Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has talked up the club’s financial power, warning their rivals they can make “a big transfer” if they feel the need.
Since then, they have secured the free-transfer signing of arguably Schalke’s most important player, Leon Goretzka, while Serge Gnabry and Renato Sanches have returned from loan spells.
“We sold Douglas Costa, Sebastian Rudy and Juan Bernat – good money went into the cash register,” he told FCB TV.
“We have a top squad. In Stuttgart we had Javi Martinez, Corentin Tolisso and James [Rodriguez] on the bench.”
But Rummenigge does not foresee Bayern throwing money around for the sake of it.
He said: “You have to drive a different philosophy, as other colleagues at other top clubs have accomplished.
“We want to bring the title to Munich for the seventh [successive] time. This will not be a foregone conclusion.
“Our condition is good, and I make no secret of it, we also want to achieve great things in the Champions League.”
