Bayern Munich’s clash against Paris Saint Germain in the Champions League semifinals will see two of the richest clubs in the world face off against one another. However, as Bayern have stressed repeatedly, there still exists a gap between themselves, as a club that has to generate all of its’ own revenue, and entities such as PSG, whose costs are covered by their Qatari overlords.
Supervisory board member and former president Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has been one of the individuals at the club that
have been more outspoken about the club’s need to maintain a strict financial policy. He has, however, also named PSG as a positive example for abandoning the path of the extravagantly paid superstars such as Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé, deciding to sign players who earn less money.
PSG, meanwhile, still have the highest wage bill in Europe.
Asked to address the financial superiority clubs such as PSG have over Bayern in an interview with reporter Julian Buhl, Rummenigge once again explained the club’s stance:
“These are completely different structures; At FC Bayern, we have to earn every euro ourselves. Nevertheless, we’ve consistently managed to field a competitive team in recent years,” he pointed out, as captured by @iMiaSanMia. “We’ve won the Bundesliga title 13 times in the past 15 years and, in addition to various other trophies, have also won the Champions League twice. Within our means, we’re doing a good job: sporting success, but with sound and responsible financial management. That’s a key principle. We did have two or three years where we went a bit overboard with transfers, especially player salaries.”
Well, it seems as if the club’s financial sensibilities will not be abandoned any time soon. The gap to clubs such as PSG remain, but the club has the chance to show on Tuesday that they can still compete on the pitch.
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