09.11.2018 - 10:40 | Source: Der Spiegel/Transfermarkt | Reading Time: 3 mins

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Football Leaks: ManCity guarantee Sané 28m in 3 years – Bayern had no Chance

"I think a young player has to decide whether to plan his career under a athletic or financial point of view," Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, head of the board of Bayern Munich, said in June 2016 of the then imminent switch of Leroy Sané (22, photo) to Manchester City.

The Munich side was also very interested in obtaining today's national team player but the courtship had no chance due to the large sums that the "Citizens" were offering. This is clear from the latest revelations by Der Spiegel and its partners from the European Investigative Collaborations (EIC) based on the "Football Leaks."

Market Value L. Sané Left Winger £ 63.00 m 63.00

Coach Pep Guardiola's team convinced Sané to move to the Premier League with a guaranteed salary of € 28m in the first three years. By way of comparison: Joshua Kimmich (23) was only able to increase his salary when he had long established himself as a high achiever at the German record champion – in March 2018. BVB starter Jadon Sancho (18) is about one and a half years younger than Sané when he switched, however, he has a similar status. In Dortmund, the winger has just increased his income from € 1 m to € 3m gross.

A salary of Sané’s level on his career level at the time of the switch - the left-winger had just completed 47 first-division games – is hard to imagine at the Bundesliga today, although spending at FC Bayern has been upwards in recent years.

Stats L. Sané Left Winger Career stats–

All competitions Games 277 Goals 73 Assists 75

Nevertheless, ManCity have made it very hard for Bayern with this transfer policy. According to the "Spiegel" article: "In earlier times, the path of a player with a world-class perspective would have been to go to FC Bayern. But with Manchester City, the Munich club can't (and don't want to) keep up. "

Previously the careers of Bundesliga top talents such as Mario Götze, Manuel Neuer and Mario Gómez used to generally lead to the German class primus, however this picture has changed in recent years. Seven of the 10 most expensive Bundesliga sales went to England. Kevin De Bruyne set a record with his 76-million switch from VfL Wolfsburg to ManCity in 2015, surpassed only by Ousmane Dembélé and FC Barcelona two years later.

TM gallery: The Most Expensive Sales in Bundesliga history

Ousmane Dembélé #1: The Bundesliga record departures in the galle

Bayern were also interested in the Belgian playmaker, as De Bruyne consultant Patrick De Koster revealed in the Belgian sports magazine "Le Vif": "I am convinced he would play for the Bavarians now if they had paid the required price." However, Rummenigge and Co. were unwilling to shell out more than € 50m, he said.

Market Value K. De Bruyne Attacking Midfield £ 108.00 m 108.00

That was too little, according to the Football Leaks documents. "They don't even want to sell him for 50 million," Man City chief executive Ferran Soriano i Compte wrote in an e-mail published by "Der Spiegel", "We're putting a lot of pressure on and hope to succeed ... against their will. Wolfsburg (Volkswagen) says they don't want the money!"

Ultimately, Wolfsburg sold to Manchester, which helped build the squad now available to Guardiola. Meanwhile, De Bruyne is said to earn around € 20.6m gross a year in Manchester, according to English media. National player Ilkay Gündogan (28) received 11m, top striker Sergio Agüero (30) € 18m in the 2017/18 league season, according to the "Football Leaks." According to “Der Spiegel,” with numbers like these the Bundesliga can forget about it and, "pack up."

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