Karl-Heinz Rummenigge: “We have not made an offer for Leroy Sané”

It is clear that Bayern Munich has been monitoring Leroy Sané for a couple of weeks now. Six days ago, English newspaper The Guardian explained that Manchester City had turned down a concrete bid of €80 million from the Bavarian powerhouse. The Guardian stated that although he was not a consistent starter for Pep Guardiola side this season, the former Bayern coach is willing to keep him.

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, in an interview with Sport Bild, explains that the discussions with the 23-year-old are not that advanced. While stating that no concrete offer from Bayern has been made, the club’s CEO explained:

First, the player must decide if he can see himself going to FC Bayern. If he does, we will go into concrete negotiations with Manchester City.

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Another twist in the long tale that has become the Sané transfer rumor. Both Rummenigge and Uli Hoeneß has now commented on the possibility of luring the Essen-native back to German soil. BFW’s Chuck Smith wrote two days ago, how Hoeneß thought the transfer was unlikely to happen due to the “insane” amounts.

I personally am not sure whether this comment from Rummenigge is viewed as a good thing or not. If true, Bayern never got their first bid rejected, which sounds like promising. However, the fact that the discussions are only at this early stage is a bit more worrying.

It will be interesting to see what will happen next!