Bayern Munich CEO Oliver Kahn has revealed that his side did all they could to sign Erling Haaland last summer.
The race to sign the forward was hot last year when it emerged he was going to leave Borussia Dortmund, and he eventually ended up joining Manchester City for an initial £51.2million.
He’s gone onto have a record-breaking season in his first year in England, already breaking the record for the most goals scored in a Premier League season and is helping City challenge for the FA Cup, Champions League and Premier League.
Haaland has already turned into one of the most lethal strikers in Europe, and looks set to lead the line for City for years to come at they continue to compete at the top level.
Things may have been different, though, if Bayern had the financial power to sign the Norwegian, with Khan revealing via Sport Bild that the club pushed to their ‘financial limits’ to try and secure his signature.
‘We tried everything for Erling Haaland one year ago and went to our financial limits,’ Kahn said.
‘We had to decide, do we want to break out wage structure? We weren’t ready for that. That’s not Bayern-like.’
Bayern are in hot competition with Haaland’s former side Dortmund to try and win the Bundesliga this season, currently one point clear with 31 games played.
They’re enduring a difficult season by their standards, having lost to City in the quarter-finals of the Champions League – when Haaland scored twice against them – and falling short at the same stage in the German Cup, when they lost 2-1 to SC Freiburg.
The club changed manager half way through the season, replacing Julian Nagelsmann with Thomas Tuchel, and are at risk of not winning the German domestic league for the first time in 11 years.
City, meanwhile, seem set to win the Premier League while they will face local rivals Manchester United in the FA Cup final next month.
They took a draw from their Champions League semi-final first leg against Real Madrid on Tuesday, and will be favourites to reach the final in the return leg at the Etihad next week, with Haaaland the centre of the side’s plans.
MHTareq007
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they spend on de ligt because they lost Alaba , Boateng and Sule . they need to find World Class Cb and De ligt already prove that .
Then, what's wrong with Halaand? They lost Lewa!!
MHTareq007
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but he would have been so good for bayern 🙌🙌
yes!
Tokbeiksu
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man city
momenhuda
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They spent a lot of money for De Ligt and Mane. And? They could easily buy Halaand instead.
Haaland not only 55 m transfer fee man, this is his buy out clause, many team chase him City won the race for money. his huge undisclosed singing money and huge salary.
momenhuda
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dont waste your money. go for Vinicius
They need Lewa replacement not winger.
mirabeau
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and decided to not sign a striker at all. well done
fobdmostu
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They spent a lot of money for De Ligt and Mane. And? They could easily buy Halaand instead.
you definitely didn't read the article properly there's difference between wage structure and transfer fee
Maycilnpru
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Vekabcetuy
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haalad
boyikmnu
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dont waste your money. go for Vinicius
PanglimaSemut
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Lol!!! how much they spend for De Ligt???
they spend on de ligt because they lost Alaba , Boateng and Sule . they need to find World Class Cb and De ligt already prove that .
PanglimaSemut
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They spent a lot of money for De Ligt and Mane. And? They could easily buy Halaand instead.
actually not sule money but when they lost all three CB . they need to find another CB
PanglimaSemut
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They spent a lot of money for De Ligt and Mane. And? They could easily buy Halaand instead.
De Ligt is important buy after they lost Boateng , Alaba . Also they bought him with Sule money
CHAUHANJONTY
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Halaand isn’t a normal player, He's even proven!!
but he would have been so good for bayern 🙌🙌
CHAUHANJONTY
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Halaand isn’t a normal player, He's even proven!!
I wanted him at Bayern also but still he would have cost us around 130 mil and this what bayern never do
MHTareq007
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bro it's more about player salary and agent wages
Halaand isn’t a normal player, He's even proven!!
Rewckmnosz
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take him for our future mesi Alvarez to play every game
CHAUHANJONTY
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Lol!!! how much they spend for De Ligt???
bro it's more about player salary and agent wages
Vinbcepuz
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Can he break Ronaldo record by wining European cup. or can he break record of Ronaldo by won 5 balloon Dior's. Or can he broken Messi record by wining world cup. or can he broken Messi record by won 7 balloon Dior's.
Vladic
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They spent a lot of money for De Ligt and Mane. And? They could easily buy Halaand instead.
MHTareq007
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Lol!!! how much they spend for De Ligt???
Im_the_Artist
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I honestly think Haaland is becoming too good for the defenders. He might break the transfer records and so many football records.