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Manchester City's lofty demands for the transfer of Jerome Boateng have forced Bayern Munich to look for other options, club chief Karl-Heinz Rummenigge revealed in an interview.
"You have to look at it soberly - the player is under contract with Manchester City and the decision lies with them," he told Spox. "They have demanded a price we will never be willing to pay."
Bayern initially offered €9 million for the defender, while City demanded €20m. The German side increased their bid to €12m, and earlier this week were reportedly close to reaching an agreement on a €15m release, but have apparently failed in their final offer.
Rummenigge went on to criticise City for their reluctance to sell Boateng, despite their surplus of defenders and the player's desire to move to Munich.
"At the moment they're using a tactic that I've never seen: they don't respond, even if we try to contact them.
"And this is so even though they have signed two players for exactly the same position in recent days."
City have indeed signed defenders Gael Clichy and Stefan Savic this week, but nonetheless are insistent upon keeping Boateng, who is under contract until 2014.
The Bayern CEO then lambasted City for their policy on the 22-year-old as Financial Fair Play takes effect.
"I think they are going to have 48 players under contract, but according to Financial Fair Play they can have only 25. And according to their last balance sheet, if I'm correct, they are minus €143m," he explained. "Maybe they still have a trick up their sleeves but I'm not sure that they will be permitted to play in the Champions League."
Recent reports have suggested that Chelsea's Alex and Barcelona's Gabriel Milito are among Bayern's alternatives, although Rummenigge left the door open for Boateng. However, a transfer will only occur if City lower their demands.
"We do not play Manchester City rates. The club apparently always adds a bonus on top of the price because they have an owner with no financial worries. But we certainly will not pay
what a cheeky phucker...<br /><br />-- Fri Jul 08, 2011 12:50 pm --<br /><br />
waspish said:
I think 15m is a fair price
Yeah but they want to pay 15 mil €.... we want 20 million quid...