The FC Hollywood chief has reiterated his stance to sign the much wanted midfielder from the Basque outfit, but suggests that the transfer is being put on hold intentionally by the Spanish club.
Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge claimed that the Bavarian giants are still after the highly-rated player Javi http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Martinez-c24468 and they have not ended their interest in the star footballer, even though, admitting that it is
a difficult task in completing the prospective move.
The Bundesliga side have shown their interest along with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604, in the defensive midfielder since the start of the transfer window. Die Roten previously ruled themselves out of contention in capturing the 23-year-old due to
the massive price tag on him, but retracted from their position to agree to the €40 million fee with Athletic Bilbao.
Moreover, the former West http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 international conceded that other elements are blocking the move. The chief insisted that the holding midfielder’s initiative of a lower salary means there is a room for the deal to be likely.
He told that the legal and tax issues are hampering the imminent transfer of the youngster.
"We want to sign Javi Martinez for €40m, but there are still legal and tax problems," Rummenigge was quoted as saying in an interview.
Der FCB chief executive believes that the difficulties faced in the deal can be tackled without effort only if the opposite party assists the Allianz Arena club in the negotiations, and they are being very unprofessional in that
manner.
"These problems could be solved very easily if Bilbao would accommodate us with a bit of help, but they are not doing so,” he mused.
Rummenigge was adamant in not paying a hefty price for the Spaniard, but was convinced in capturing the player after he announced that he was willing to settle for low wages as he wanted to sign for the Bundesliga side.
"We always said that we would never pay €40m for Javi Martinez, but he refrains from high wages to make this possible,” he finally concluded.
Die Bayern start their campaign with an away fixture to the newly promoted side Greuther Furth on Saturday.
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