Rummenigge rules out more signings for Club World Cup

Bayern already added Jonathan Tah to their ranks on a free transfer from Bayer Leverkusen.

Bayern Munich have already secured the signing of Jonathan Tah from June, but Bayer Leverkusen now demand a €5 million transfer fee for his availability in the Club World Cup. Meanwhile, Bayern’s supervisory board member Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has now ruled out more signings for the summer tournament.

“Bayern Munich will not purchase any additional players for the Club World Cup,” said Rummenigge in an interview with Sport BILD. However, the 69-year-old is looking forward to the competition staged in the US.

According to Rummenigge, abolishing the Confederations Cup for the new format of the club competition gives a “proper reward” to clubs instead of releasing their players for national teams for the competition hosted a year before the World Cup.

Rummenigge also emphasized the enormous marketing potential in the United States, in addition to the sporting and financial advantages of the Club World Cup. “We will try to use it to make FC Bayern better known and more popular in America, and to establish ourselves in terms of sponsorship and merchandising,” Rummenigge said.

Bayern will approximately gain €30 million for entering the competition. There will also be over €100 million in the line as prize money for the champions.