Bayern chairman rules out Messi bid
27 Nov 2013 4:42 AM IST
“We are talking about simply absurd figures, a transfer fee that is even higher than what we spent on Javi Martinez. We won’t go there,” Rummenigge told German Sky Sports.
“Barcelona’s president Sandro Rosell is an old friend and I know they would never sell Messi. He is a saint at Barcelona. And I think it would be in Messi’s best interest to stay at Barcelona. He fits in perfectly there.”
Rumours of a Bayern bid for Messi, which would see the Argentinian link up with his former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola, have been circulating in Germany. The Bavarians could probably afford the enormous sum. A fortnight ago Bayern revealed they had posted a record 432.8 million euros in sales during last season’s campaign.
They became the first German club to claim the treble when they won the Champions League, a 23rd German championship and the DFB Cup. But even Bayern coach Guardiola has said his former protege is at the right club. “Would I sign Messi? No, no! Barcelona is the best place for him,” Guardiola is reported to have said. Bayern won 3-0 at German rivals Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.
“Barcelona’s president Sandro Rosell is an old friend and I know they would never sell Messi. He is a saint at Barcelona. And I think it would be in Messi’s best interest to stay at Barcelona. He fits in perfectly there.”
Rumours of a Bayern bid for Messi, which would see the Argentinian link up with his former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola, have been circulating in Germany. The Bavarians could probably afford the enormous sum. A fortnight ago Bayern revealed they had posted a record 432.8 million euros in sales during last season’s campaign.
They became the first German club to claim the treble when they won the Champions League, a 23rd German championship and the DFB Cup. But even Bayern coach Guardiola has said his former protege is at the right club. “Would I sign Messi? No, no! Barcelona is the best place for him,” Guardiola is reported to have said. Bayern won 3-0 at German rivals Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.
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