Former Bayern Munich goalkeeper and CEO Oliver Kahn was not as puzzled by Florian Wirtz’s decision to choose Liverpool FC over Bayern Munich as some other folks.
In fact, Kahn does not think it was a Bayern Munich vs. Liverpool...but a Bundesliga vs. Premier League call.
“I’m not sure it’s about the clubs. I think it’s first about the league. I don’t know whether it’s a problem for Bayern or a problem for the Bundesliga. As a player, the Premier League is the most attractive league: from a sporting,
economic and media perspective. The marketing opportunities are global in the Premier League,” Kahn told Sky Germany (as captured by @iMiaSanMia). “That’s the first thing I would consider as a player. When you think: okay, now I go to FC Bayern and become German champion for the 16th, 17th, 18th time - is that really appealing to me? Of course winning the Champions League is always appealing. There are a lot of thoughts and considerations that a young player has. Then of course there’s the team: which team, which system and which coach fits me better?”
There is very little doubt that the Premier League is a much more massive platform with a far great following than the Bundesliga. For a player like Wirtz, who has dreams of winning the Ballon d’Or, the choice between the exposure a top player gets in the Premier League and Bundesliga had to be easy.
Check out the latest edition of the Bavarian Podcast Works Show where we hit these topics:
- Luis Díaz has arrived in Munich, passed his physical, and signed his deal. A new era begins...
- Will Vincent Kompany hand Díaz the job or will he have to battle Serge Gnabry and Kingsley Coman?
- Is there any chance that Coman or Gnabry get sold this summer?
- Why Paul Wanner, Aleksandar Pavlović, and Josip Stanišić need to win the preseason.
- A mini-rant on João Félix.
- Tottenham Hotspur could be ready to pay €52 million for João Palhinha.
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