Spending Spree Highlights Bayern Munich as Too Rich and Too Good for Bundesliga

On Saturday, Bayern Munich established themselves as being in a league of their own as they won a record fourth consecutive Bundesliga title.

The sporting angle of their dominance of the German top flight was discussed at length in this article. On Tuesday, though, Bayern found another way to stand head and shoulders above their domestic competitors as they flexed their financial might.

Within an hour, the Bavarians confirmed the signings of Renato Sanches from Benfica and Mats Hummels from Borussia Dortmund.

The fee for Hummels was reported by Bild (in German) to be between €35 million and €38 million. The Sanches deal is more complicated, with Benfica (via German Sport1) confirming an initial €35 million transfer fee with up to €45 million in added bonuses.

It was an enormous amount of money for one club to spend in one morning, at least a German one.

For perspective, the entire Bundesliga (according to Transfermarkt) spent just €52.6 million on transfers during the January transfer window.

Last summer, the Bundesliga’s other 17 sides spent a combined €330 million, putting Bayern’s spending between 370 and 620 percent (the difference largely dependent on how much of the bonuses for Sanches’ transfer are eventually paid) of the €19 million averaged among the rest of the league over the entirety of last summer’s transfer window.

This morning at Bayern Munich:- Sign Renato Sanches ✔️- Sign Mats Hummels ✔️ pic.twitter.com/yQYNEHanBP

— BBC Sporf (@BBCSporf) May 10, 2016

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