Next offer, next cancellation! Borussia Mönchengladbach is said to have rejected FC Bayern’s next offer for their keeper Yann Sommer. The Bavarians are said to have improved the offer several times within one day. A final decision has not yet been made.
According to information from the TV broadcaster “Sky”, Borussia Mönchengladbach has rejected another offer from champions FC Bayern for goalkeeper Yann Sommer. According to this, Munich is said to have offered eight million euros plus one million euros in possible bonus payments for the 34-year-old Swiss, whose contract in Gladbach expires at the end of the season. However, the last word in the negotiations has not yet been spoken.
But this was only the (preliminary) end result of a real marathon of negotiations between Bavaria and Gladbach. As the “Bild” reports, the record champions improved the offer for summer four times within one day.
Until Sunday, the offer for summer was still four million euros. But then Bayern showed that they absolutely wanted to sign Sommer as a replacement and improved the offer to five million plus another three million bonuses.
The Gladbach club leadership rejected this, writes the tabloid. The offer from Munich must be at least eight million euros so that the Niederrheiner in Jonas Omlin (SC Montpellier) can sign their substitute for the summer.
Borussia managing director Stephan Schippers told Bayern boss Oliver Kahn on the phone that the transfer was clear, reports the “Bild”. FC Bayern then improved and increased the offer to six million fixed transfers plus two million bonuses. Not enough for Gladbach.
Hours passed before Bayern got back to Gladbach in the evening. With the required transfer fee of eight million euros plus one million bonuses. Schippers initially rejected the offer because it was now too late.
As the “Bild” further reports, Borussia decided on Tuesday morning to ask Montpellier about signing Omlin. Then the last Bayern offer could be the final one. And Sommer actually switch to Munich.
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