Photo series with 20 pictures
–
Despite being at the top of the table, “don’t distribute the bear’s skin too early. Borussia Dortmund is one point behind Bayern Munich. It’s still exciting enough. You have to play good football to become German champion again,” said Rummenigge on the sidelines the premiere of the new Amazon documentary “FC Bayern – Behind the Legend”, which took place on Monday evening in Munich.
Rummenigge angry: “It’s not up to Bayern Munich”
Nevertheless, the former international admitted: “The Bundesliga is not emotional for people when Bayern Munich become German champions every year. I know that. But it’s not Bayern Munich’s fault.”
World premiere in Munich: t-online was on Monday evening at the world premiere of the Bayern documentary: “FC Bayern – Behind the Legend” in the ARRI cinema in Munich. (Source: Noah Platschko / t-online)
When asked about a possibly modified distribution key for the TV funds, he reacted slightly irritated. “Should you punish Bayern Munich for their good performance? Don’t make a mistake: every euro that is earned here is earned cleanly and seriously. I don’t think it is handled in the same way in all of Europe as it is here in Munich.”
The ex-Bayern boss alluded to top international clubs like those from Manchester and Paris, who have been chasing after the big dream of winning the Champions League since their financiers were injected. Rummenigge sees his club as competitive in the years to come.
“FC Bayern has always maintained its place internationally because we always had a different philosophy than the clubs in England, Spain or Italy. We have great respect in Europe,” said Rummenigge. With Newcastle United, however, a new “big player” could join the international arena in the coming years. A Saudi consortium, which is largely influenced by the Saudi Arabian state fund under the control of the highly controversial Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, had recently taken over Newcastle for the equivalent of around 350 million euros. The Premier League waved the deal through despite massive criticism from human rights organizations.
Great against Hertha
Rummenigge is not afraid of the emerging international competitor – and could not resist a swipe at league rivals Hertha BSC: “Newcastle is a nobody for the time being. Will he ever go to a ‘Big City Club’ like another club in Germany means that if you are pimped up, you have to wait and see. “
He also remained skeptical about the short-term financial possibilities of the Premier League club from the north-east of England. “In England there are also statutes that you can only add capital to a limited extent. That they can afford Neymar, Messi and Mbappé overnight is what I question first. At least if you’ve done your job in accordance with the statutes,” he adds .
For FC Bayern, there are now strenuous English weeks ahead of them. On Wednesday, Munich will meet Borussia Mönchengladbach in the second round of the DFB Cup. After the away game in the league at Union Berlin on Saturday, the record champions will host Benfica Lisbon next Tuesday in the Champions League. The Nagelsmann-Elf had won the first leg 4-0.
After three matchdays, Munich have nine points and 12-0 goals in their group in the premier class. They are first in the table. Benfica follows in second place with just four points and a goal difference of -1. The group win is almost certain after the first half of the season. So things are already going according to plan for FC Bayern – nationally and internationally.
– .
Related
