The Bayern Munich president has hailed new signing Javi http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Martinez-c24468 and has tipped the player to shine this season.
The Reds acquired the signature of highly-rated midfielder Javi Martinez from Athletic Bilbao in the summer transfer window for a €40 million fee. The player had been linked with a host of clubs in the summer, but Bayern were the
club desperately in need for a defensive midfielder considering the constant injury problems to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Bastian-Schweinsteiger-c7374 last season.
Uli Hoeness admitted that he was not in favour of the transfer because of the money involved, but the chief claimed that if a club has to spend that much money to remain competitive, it has to be done.
The president stated that the main difference between Bayern Munich and clubs such as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 and Real Madrid is that the German side pays the money for the transfer rather than going for loans. He praised Bayern Munich’s financial
stability over the years and hailed Martinez as a player on par with the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-Busquets-c33048.
“The 40 million for Javi is an amount that is in regions that I criticized earlier. But the difference between Bayern and Real or Barcelona is that we have paid the money and did not have to take out a loan. But I think that Martinez
is as good as Busquets or Xabi Alonso,” Hoeness was quoted as saying in an interview.
The supremo taunted rivals Borussia Dortmund over the illustrious history Bayern Munich has. He claimed that the Black Yellows can never match the success the Bavarians have achieved and regarded the Dortmund based side as a regional
club.
“The tradition of 30 years of success is insane BVB will never, never, never be able to achieve. This would require Dortmund to be champions for 10 times to perhaps be more popular. Dortmund is a relatively regional thing. Bavaria
is a 'Global Player'!” he concluded.
Borussia Dortmund have won the Bundesliga title for two consecutive years now and defeated Bayern Munich in the final of the DFB-Pokal last year also to pile further misery on their rivals.
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