Michael Reschke knows Bayern Munich can’t compete with the Premier League in the transfer market

Bayern Munich has already been relatively active in the summer transfer window having already completed the signings of Konrad Laimer from RB Leipzig and Raphael Guerreiro from Borussia Dortmund. They’re also on the verge of completing a deal for SSC Napoli’s Kim Min-jae and could still yet wind up signing Kyle Walker from Manchetser City. They do also face the prospect of losing Lucas Hernandez, Benjamin Pavard, and potentially even Ryan Gravenberch, but there’s still plenty of time left in the window and Thomas Tuchel still wants to sign a big-name striker.

Unlike most of their elite European competitors, Bayern is often against splashing the cash for over-inflated transfer fees, though they will more than likely have to shell out for a top-tier striker. Even still, their usual transfer spending pales in comparison to most of the top clubs in the Premier League and the rest of Europe’s elite class like Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, and FC Barcelona.

Former Bayern technical director Michael Reschke recently spoke about the financial gaps that the club is faced with in terms of their competitors abroad as it pertains to transfers. He feels that they’d have a much easier time attracting the highest echelon of transfer targets if they were a Premier League club in England. “If Bayern were in the Premier League, they would certainly have it a bit easier on the transfer market. The PL has the biggest appeal, together with Real Madrid and somewhat Barcelona. But Bayern are still among the top 10 clubs,” he said to kicker.