Everton left-back, Leighton Baines turned down a move to the Bundesliga with reigning Bundesliga champions, Bayern Munich.
The German side also confirmed that they tried to bring the Englishman to the Allianz Arena but the player refused the offer.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Switzerland-c3016 where England had started a pre-tournament training camp.
This made it even more hard for Bayern Munich to lure the player away from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Chairman of Bayern Munich, has also confirmed that Baines doesn’t want to move to Germany.
Rummenigge said that the club can’t force Baines to move to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809.
Talking about his team’s season so far, the Chairman said that in 2011, the Bavarians will be a great force to reckon with. The recent signing of Luiz Gustavo has definitely made the side stronger and it will benefit even more from the return of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arjen-Robben-c6521.
The first half of the season had been a big struggle for the reigning champions and they finished the 1st half in 5th place, trailing top of the ladder, Borussia Dortmund by a massive margin of 14 points.
It does seem, though, that this time, Munich’s chances to defend the title are getting slim, but the Chairman still insists that there is a lot to play for this season, and is hopeful that Bayern Munich will be able to change the story of the 1st
half.
He also added that the arrival of Gustavo and the return of fitness of the key player, Arjen Robben, is a good omen for his side and, along with the rest of the players, Munich will be a force in all three tournaments- Champions League, Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Luiz-Gustavo-c22844, the Brazilian signed from Hoffenheim for €15 million, linked up with his teammates this Monday. Rummenigge is sure that the youngster will be a key asset to the side as he can play as a center-back and as a left-back.
Rummenigge also confirmed that Bayern Munich won’t be buying any other player in the January transfer window as he thinks that the current squad is good enough to compete in all three competitions.
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