Sport Bild journalist Christian Falk does not think Bayern Munich is all that broken up about missing out on signing former Hertha Berlin phenom Kennet Eichhorn.
In fact, Falk thinks the pursuit was always going to be won by Bayer Leverkusen:
In my opinion, Leverkusen were always leading the race for Kennet Eichhorn. They were very concrete, even from the very beginning, and had no problem with his salary or the signing fee. The latter of which was a big discussion at Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund…
perhaps not at Liverpool and Manchester City! Bayern said no and refused to pay €10m [£8.6m] or more for a signing fee for a 16-year-old player – they wouldn’t take the gamble. Dortmund came to the same conclusion.
RB Leipzig were at the race, but this figure still represented a high amount for them. So, in the end, Leverkusen made the offer, and the player himself committed to staying in Germany to continue his early development. Perhaps the Premier League would be too big of a step this early in Eichhorn’s career, especially for a player coming from Germany’s second division with Hertha BSC. Leverkusen did it.
As for Bayern Munich, Falk would not be shocked if the Bavarians and Eichhorn eventually get together:
Bayern Munich aren’t disappointed in this case, as they were fully informed on the conditions of the deal. They’re still Bayern, so if Kennet Eichhorn develops as is hoped in the next two years – and bear in mind they won’t pay a salary nor the price tag and signing fee – and then they later pay €40m-50m for him, that’s okay.
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