Will Bayern Munich leave the Bundesliga? Rummenigge comments on the Superliga

FC Bayern Munich pledges for the Bundesliga

News of November 3, 2018: A Bundesliga without Bayern Munich? Like the information magazine mirror reported in its new cover ("Dirty Deals"), Bayern was questioned in February 2016 by an international law firm to check whether a Bundesliga exit was legally possible. And if the club had to disable the players for the national team.

Based on information from the online platform "Football Leaks", reported that mirror on a sort of secret society of the seven largest European clubs. For three years, Bayern Munich (more information on tz.de *), Juventus, Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, ​​Manchester United, Arsenal FC and AC Milan behind the back of UEFA for promote the project of an independent Super League, This "European Super League" (ESL) could start with 16 teams already in the season 2020/21.

Meanwhile, Bayern has reacted to the Spiegel report. With a clear denial – and a clear commitment to UEFA. A press release issued Friday night on the homepage of the record champion states:

The magazine "Der Spiegel" said in its current issue of 3.11.2018 that Karl-Heinz Rummenigge presided over the organization of European ECA clubs as a betrayal of all the medium-sized and smaller groups organized in the clubs of ECA. "I reject this decision with clarity and decision," says Rummenigge. "The vote in favor of the agreement between UEFA and the reform of ECA was unanimous." Neither he nor Bayern Munich have ever acted to the detriment of ECA.

Renewed plans for a so-called Super League on the Der Spiegel also indicated that Bayern was not known and that FC Bayern had not participated in the negotiations on it. Bayern also does not know why it is listed here in a document cited by the "mirror".

"FC Bayern München," says Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, "supports his membership of the Bundesliga and, as FC Bayern's managing director, also participates in the UEFA and ECA joint club competitions."

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A Bundesliga without Bayern Munich? What is hard to believe at first should have been a record champion's plan! Like that mirror If Chief Justice Michael Gerlinger in Munich in February 2016 had checked with a law firm, how far an exit from the German league is possible! It should also be question of whether the FCB should continue to disable the national players! At the time, it was the introduction of a super league as a competitor of the Champions League in European club football. Gerlinger said that mirrorthese mental games to get out of the Bundesliga were quickly "completely out of the table". In the test, the contracts with the players should therefore have been invalidated. The bottom of the new league is, as always, the money. The game mode should allow each club to generate an annual turnover of more than 500 million euros! At that time, a new television contract was signed, which allows the big clubs to have more money in the coffers, which also allowed a reform of the Champions League of the four strongest leagues, each of four starting places for the group stage.

Subject completed? Not at all! strong mirror At least the league plans are not rejected, but more concrete than expected! A consulting firm reportedly submitted its plans to Real Madrid in October. As a result, it is envisaged that 16 major clubs, including FC Bayern, will sign a letter of intent later this month. If the plans are implemented, the 2021 would be the end of the Champions League in its current form. Such a league for clubs is attractive because they can adjust the competition themselves. "The second is certainly the economic potential of a Super League," Gerlinger told ARD. This is complete marketing. "Then you can get the last one."

Bayern gave the mirror "the existence or content" of the draft agreement protocol is known to the club. CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge had recently in an interview with the magazine 11 friends That said, he expects a European superleague in the distant future: "I suspect this league will be ready someday, but do not ask me when."

Borussia Dortmund is another German club to join the splinter clubs. BVB Managing Director Hans-Joachim Watzke did not comment on the projects directly. But there are ongoing discussions on the Superliga, "it's clear, and I also think that some of the big European clubs have knitted because it's clear". However, these plans are probably not "very concrete".

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This would initially come as "initial guests":

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