Man United transfer target Thomas Muller the subject of 'huge' summer offer says Bayern Munich president

Kampusbet -   Man United transfer target Thomas Muller the subject of 'huge' summer offer says Bayern Munich president  

 

 

 

 

Agen MaxBet -  Bayern Munich rejected a big-money summer move for Manchester United target Thomas Muller, according to president Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.

However, the former German international refuses to be drawn on who made the bid for the 25-year-old forward.

Muller, a World Cup winner in 2014, has enjoyed a trophy-laden spell with boyhood club Bayern since breaking into the first-team in 2008 and remains both a key player and fans favourite in Bavaria.

Man United chief Louis van Gaal is a known admirer of the player and the Red Devils were heavily-linked with a lucrative move during the transfer window, as were Spanish giants Real Madrid.

But Bayern refused to countenance the sale of one of their prized assets, despite, according to Rummenigge, there being a hefty sum on the table at one point.

"I'm talking about figures which were very high indeed," he said. "If I were a bank manager then I would have had to accept it.

"But as a football club we allowed ourselves to close the door on it, and this door is remaining closed. I can promise that to everybody.

Bandar Judi Online MaxbeT -  "But one thing is for certain, in view of the increased television money in England things are not going to get any easier for Bayern in future."

With a new TV deal set to kick in next summer, Rummenigge is aware that the Premier League's financial might will continue to grow in the coming years.

This summer saw clubs in England's top flight hand over £160million to their German counterparts, with notable deals including Man City's £54million purchase of Kevin de Bruyne, Roberto Firmino's £29million switch to Liverpool and Bastian Schweinsteiger's £14million move from Bayern to United.

Yet Rummenigge was full of priase for how English clubs are being run, saying their potential success won't merely concern money - but rather how they invest it.

"I've taken a look at Manchester City's youth academy and all I can say is it doesn't get any better than that," Rummenigge told the Suddeutsche Zeitung newspaper.

"I have also visited Tottenham's, Arsenal's and Chelsea's and it's the same wherever you go.

"I can tell you that the English are going all out, also in terms of youth development."