Stop buying kids, Bayern boss warns RB Leipzig

AFP, BERLIN: Bayern Munich's president Uli Hoeness has told rivals RB Leipzig to 'stop buying kids!' if they want to run the champions closer next season, with Germany's top clubs to clash on Saturday.
Second-placed Leipzig capped their first year in Germany's top flight by qualifying directly for next season's Champions League while Saturday's visitors Bayern are already confirmed as German champions. RB briefly kept Bayern off the top of the Bundesliga for three weeks last November with a transfer policy of signing raw, young talent -- all five signings in the last year are 21 or younger.
But Hoeness says RB need more experience to make a sustained challenge to Bayern's domination of the Bundesliga.
“I can't imagine that you can manage it by playing three times a week with just young people,” Hoeness told Sport1.
“I am quite sure that Leipzig won't be able to continue on their path if they play like that in the Champions League.”
Hoeness says he has already personally told Leipzig's billionaire backer, Red Bull's co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz, that RB can only break Bayern's monopoly of the Bundesliga with more experience in their ranks.
“I told him: 'dear Mr Mateschitz, when you sign older players, you will be a very serious opponent for us'.”
Second-placed RB host 2016/17 Bundesliga winners Bayern at Leipzig's Red Bull Arena with the champions ten points clear.

 

Stop buying kids, Bayern boss warns RB Leipzig

AFP, BERLIN: Bayern Munichs president Uli Hoeness has told rivals RB Leipzig to stop buying kids! if they want to run the champions closer next season, with Germanys top clubs to clash on Saturday. Second-placed Leipzig capped their first year in Germanys top flight by qualifying directly for next seasons Champions League while Saturdays visitors Bayern are already confirmed as German champions. RB briefly kept Bayern off the top of the Bundesliga for three weeks last November with a transfer policy of signing raw, young talent -- all five signings in the last year are 21 or younger. But Hoeness says RB need more experience to make a sustained challenge to Bayerns domination of the Bundesliga. I cant imagine that you can manage it by playing three times a week with just young people, Hoeness told Sport1. I am quite sure that Leipzig wont be able to continue on their path if they play like that in the Champions League. Hoeness says he has already personally told Leipzigs billionaire backer, Red Bulls co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz, that RB can only break Bayerns monopoly of the Bundesliga with more experience in their ranks. I told him: dear Mr Mateschitz, when you sign older players, you will be a very serious opponent for us. Second-placed RB host 2016/17 Bundesliga winners Bayern at Leipzigs Red Bull Arena with the champions ten points clear.