Well, this transfer has to do a fair bit of damage to the Bundesliga. It greatly increases the chances of seasons like this one becoming a regular thing and that can't be a good thing for a league that cites its competitiveness as one of its major attractions.
I feel a bit sorry for BVB in this. When they put a whopping big release clause in Gotze's contract, I bet it never occured to them that Bayern would be the ones to activate it. Tend to think such clauses are there as a starting point for negotiations with the likes of Real Madrid.
So, does someone leave Bayern because of this?
Is the Lewandowski transfer to Bayern still on?
My guess at Bayern's plan, for what it's worth:
Neuer
Lahm-Martinez-Dante-Alaba
Schweinsteiger
Gotze--Kroos
Muller-------------Ribery
Striker
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Still, it is very interesting to see a club such as Bayern being in a position to pay one huge fee every summer.
They've got there through steady growth and through good management, so I don't object to their ability to spend in the way I object to PSG,Man City or Chelsea throwing cash around.