Bayern president: Money being spent in China is sick

Bayern president: Money being spent in China is sick

Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness has criticised the money being spent by Chinese clubs, branding it as “sick”. 

Oscar and Carlos Tevez are among the latest players to move to China this month, where they will be paid astronomic salaries, while there were reports earlier this week of Borussia Dortmund’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang being the subject of a €150 million bid form Shanghai SIPG.

Speaking to Sky Sport News Deutschland, Hoeness rallied against the spending and compared it to the money being thrown around in America a while ago. 

“It's sick,” he said. It's nothing but sick. I only hope that it's just a phase like we had in America at one stage.

“At that time, clubs like New York Cosmos with their money wanted to build in five years what had taken others 50 years. Hopefully, everything doesn't turn out as bad as it looks at the moment."