Bayern looking for new forwards after Sané and Müller exit
Munich's Thomas Mueller in action during the team's training session ahead of Sunday's FIFA Club World Cup soccer match against Auckland City FC. Sven Hoppe/dpa
Bayern Munich are ready to sign new players after the exits of forwards Thomas Müller and Leroy Sané, and hope to boost their ambitions on the transfer market with a good showing at the Club World Cup.
The winner of the new-look tournament starting on Saturday in the United States can rake in more than than $100 million in prize money, and board member for sport Max Eberl said that nothing is to distract the team in its quest for a top result.
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"Now it is aboutb having success at the tournament. Everything else comes afterwards," Eberl said at Bayern's camp in Florida ahead of their opener on Sunday against Auckland City.
"We are playing a very important, very nice tournament for us, where you can really win something: not just reputation, not just a title, but also in monetary terms."
Eberl freely admitted that Bayern would have liked to sign Germany player Florian Wirtz, who now appears Liverpool-bound, for more than €100 million ($116 million) because "he would have been a big name."
With Sané having signed for Galatasaray and veteran Müller not getting a new contract, "we now have two players less in attack," Eberl said.
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But he is upbeat for the summer transfer window, saying: "I am sure that we will have a competitive team - and that we will also have the finances under control."
Eberl said that Bayern want to renew the contract of defender Dayot Upamecano while Bryan Zaragoza (on loan at Osasuna), Sacha Boey, Mathys Tel (on loan at Totternham Hotspur) and possibly Kingsley Coman may leave in summer.
Bayern have already signed Germany defender Jonathan Tah and midfield talent Tom Bischof on free transfers, and both are part of the Club World Cup squad.
"For me that is already a big step. Both will help us," Eberl said.
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