Chapter 596: Bayern's Big Spending

Bayern's business operation ability is very strong, which is an important reason why Bayern can compete with Manchester United and Real Madrid in terms of revenue.

On the day before the training camp opened, Bayern held a press conference as usual. Rummenigge and Hoeness attended the press conference and announced that all tickets for Bayern's home games in the new season had been sold out.

The league hasn't even started, and even the schedule hasn't been released, but the tickets have already been sold out.

Hoeness even said that non-member fans would have to wait at least two years to book tickets for the Allianz Arena.

This is definitely an astonishing number, and it also reflects the degree of recognition that Munich's local fans have for the current Bayern team.

Rummenigge said the team is on the right track.

"The arrival of stars like Su Dong, Ribery and Robben has greatly boosted our football market. Not only do we benefit, but all the teams in the Bundesliga also benefit."

Rummenigge said that there is relevant data in the Bundesliga, that is, after Su Dong joined the team, starting from January 2007, the attendance of all Bayern's away games has been rising year by year, and the booking trend this season is also very encouraging.

The Bayern chairman said that this is another major contribution made by Bayern as the leading team in the Bundesliga.

However, Hoeness also said that although the attendance rate is gratifying, Bayern's ticket sales are still far behind Manchester United, Real Madrid, Arsenal and other teams. "But we don't intend to change this situation. We will insist on adopting appropriate pricing to attract more fans to the stadium, and we will not blindly raise the ticket price."

"Although we are confident that we can still sell out even if we raise the price, we will not do such a thing."

At this press conference, Hoeness also announced the team's trip to Asia this summer.

This is the first major project planned by Bayern after establishing a branch in China.

Bayern hopes to take advantage of the team's good momentum of winning the Bundesliga treble, join forces with many partners, and promote Bayern's brand in the Asian market, so that more Asian teams can get to know Bayern again.

"This is the first and most important step in our global promotion plan!" said Hoeness.

The sponsors participating in Bayern's Asian tour are all world-class brands, including sports brands, Audi, Procter & Gamble, Filinger, etc. These are all world-famous German brands that are very interested in the Chinese and Asian markets.

Bayern is to act as a bridge for them, especially the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.

During this Asian trip, Bayern's itinerary includes five countries: China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and India. They will play two warm-up matches in China and one match each in other countries. All the arrangements have already begun.

Rummenigge said that feedback from partners in Asia showed that Bayern's influence in the region is growing. Not only were the tickets for the warm-up matches selling like hot cakes, but the match at the main stadium of the Olympic Games in the Chinese capital was a warm-up for the Olympics, attracting nationwide attention.

"We have the confidence and ability to organize this year's Asian trip well!" Rummenigge said confidently.

In addition, the Bayern giants also expressed confidence in the prospects of the new season.

After winning the treble last season, Hoeness said that Bayern is still aiming for the treble this season.

"We will build a strong enough lineup to meet the team's needs on three fronts. We have every reason to believe that in the new season, whether it is the Bundesliga or the Champions League, we will still be the strongest and most powerful contender."

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Hoeness' confidence comes from the team's lineup.

The trident of Su Dong, Ribery and Robben is getting better and better, and their cooperation is becoming more and more tacit.

Modric shined in the European Cup, allowing the whole world to see his talent and strength.

Schweinsteiger, Podolski and Klose are also core players of the German national team, and Schweini has performed even better. All these have improved Bayern's overall strength.

In response to the various problems exposed by the team last season, Bayern's management has also come up with targeted solutions.

On the defensive line, Bayern is still mainly composed of local players. Lahm, Sagnol, Lell and Marcelo are all important members of the left and right backs, and a young player Contento has also emerged in the youth team.

In the deep midfield position, Bayern found a substitute for Mascherano, the defensive midfielder Tymoshchuk from Zenit St. Petersburg. This player just helped Zenit St. Petersburg win the UEFA Cup and performed very well.

There are two players worth paying attention to in the Zenit St. Petersburg team that won the UEFA Cup. One is Arshavin who shined in the European Cup, and the other is Tymoshchuk.

It was Tymoshchuk's outstanding performance in the UEFA Cup that made Bayern excited and they immediately started pursuing him.

In the end, Bayern successfully signed Tymoshchuk from Zenit St. Petersburg for 11 million euros.

On the forward line, substitutes for Robben and Ribery are also important recruitment targets for Bayern.

The targeted strategy given by the management is to promote young player Thomas Muller to play a role in the first team and keep Podolski in the team, which can ensure the team's frontcourt attacking power. At the same time, Croatian striker Olic was introduced from Hamburg.

The player performed well in Hamburg, but he only has one year left on his contract. Olic has made it clear to Hamburg that he will not renew his contract with the team, so the King of Peking is faced with a dilemma: either let Olic transfer freely after one year, or cut losses in time and sell him to Bayern.

In the end, the two sides reached an agreement and Olic transferred to Bayern for 3 million euros.

With the arrival of Tymoshchuk and Olic, Thomas Muller, Contento and Badstuber entering the first team, Bayern's lineup is full of talents. The only hidden danger is the goalkeeper position.

Adler has become famous in Germany, especially after the European Cup. Loew's coaching staff has made it clear that Lehmann will not be included in the team's plan for the World Cup in South Africa.

That is to say, in the next two years, the German national team will start the goalkeeper replacement program.

Adler is the most popular international player!

But after in-depth consultations with Heynckes and taking into account Su Dong's opinions, Bayern's management finally chose Neuer.

Hoeness also firmly supports Neuer. He agrees with Su Dong's statement that Neuer will gradually become mature and stable with age and experience in games. His strong physical fitness will give him unlimited potential, which Adler does not have.

Not to mention, Neuer's mental strength is also amazing.

Heynckes also basically agrees with Su Dong and Hoeness's views.

In the end, Bayern locked on their target and launched an all-out attack on Schalke 04 during the European Cup.

During the European Cup, Hoeness clarified the news that Bayern would introduce Adler in an interview with the media, saying that the team has only one target, which is Neuer.

This once again caused an uproar in Germany.

There is no doubt that Bayern has placed its bet on Neuer, who has not yet been selected for the national team, in its selection of future goalkeeper.

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This has to be said to be a very shocking thing.

Schalke 04's finances are not abundant. It has a foreign debt of 130 million euros, and it also owes a lot of players' salaries and bonuses. All these make it difficult for Schalke 04 to refuse the poaching from Bayern.

Neuer himself was also looking forward to going to Bayern, especially after talking with Hoeness and Heynckes, and learning that Su Dong also favored him, Neuer immediately expressed his willingness to join Bayern.

Subsequently, Hoeness started negotiations with Schalke 04.

After difficult negotiations, the two sides finally reached an agreement at the end of the European Cup.

According to the negotiation between the two parties, Bayern signed Neuer with a transfer fee of 15 million euros, but there is also a floating clause of 5 million euros in the contract. Once Neuer's performance in Bayern meets the conditions in the clause in the future, Bayern needs to pay the transfer fee in a targeted manner, such as using him as the main goalkeeper to compete in the World Cup for the national team, or getting the best goalkeeper in Europe.

After signing Neuer, Bayern also announced the end of this summer's transfer.

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With the addition of three strong players, namely Tymoshchuk, Olic and Neuer, plus young players such as Thomas Muller, Contento and Badstuber, Bayern's first team is now full of talents and strong.

Although Bayern was unwilling to invest heavily in the transfer market, it actually spent 30 million euros, which is a huge amount of money for the Bundesliga, but the players brought in are also very strong and have significantly improved the team's overall strength.

But in comparison, Bayern's investment in other areas is truly a big deal.

At the pre-match press conference, Rummenigge announced that the team will start upgrading the training base, not only the first team's training base and locker room facilities, but also the youth team's training grounds and facilities.

This will be an upgrade that will last for two years and Bayern will invest heavily in it.

Bayern is very stingy and careful with their spending when it comes to recruiting players, but when it comes to youth training and hardware facilities, they invest without hesitation.

Both Rummenigge and Hoeness said that after the upgrade and renovation, the training base and youth training system will further enhance Bayern's long-term competitiveness.

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On the third day after the European Cup final, Bayern's summer training camp officially opened.

Except for the national team players participating in the European Cup, all other Bayern players were present.

Heynckes greeted all the players on time at Sebena Street, including Olic and Tymoshchuk who returned early.

Neuer will go directly to the Donaueschingen training camp after completing the diplomatic handover procedures with Bayern and Schalke 04.

Training in Donaueschingen before the season has become a tradition for Bayern, and the results are quite good.

This time, Heynckes also hopes that the team can continue the good luck of last season, strive to put in better performance in the new season, and continue to make progress in the Bundesliga and the Champions League.

Because the opponents we will encounter this season will be stronger.

For example, Barcelona, ​​which is far away in La Liga.

After Mourinho took over, Barcelona recruited a lot of players and its strength improved by leaps and bounds.

This team has never concealed its goal for the new season, which is revenge.

Revenge on Su Dong and Bayern! 　My child has been sick these days, so the update time is a bit late. Please understand. Thank you.

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