Financially, Bayern won’t become FC Barcelona any time soon.
On and off the pitch, Bayern Munich consistently competes with the world’s best clubs. The Premier League remains unparalleled with its television deals. Real Madrid and FC Barcelona are still riding the recent success of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to forge new eras. Even PSG is expected to finish the Ligue One season with an undefeated record.
When every team is searching for an edge, it is easy to fall victim to buying the big name rather than the right player. At the moment, Manchester United is the epitome of that cautionary tale.
In a recent interview with Bild Sport, Bayern president Herbert Hainer assured Bayern fans that the German club will not be pulling the emergency lever any time soon.
“It’s true that we can still sell 5% of our shares, but that’s not in our plans at the moment,” said Hainer (via @iMiaSanMia). “We as a club, our task is to generate money to be able to be active on the transfer market. Other clubs abroad have investors and oligarchs, our basis at FC Bayern is our members. That’s the strength of FC Bayern. There have always been clubs with more money than us, but we were more successful than them. That should remain the case.”
Bayern’s current wage bill is among the highest in the world but the club continues to announce record profits and turnover each year.
