\u2018Barcelona transfer activity crazy\u2019
\nBERLIN
\nBayern Munich coach Julian Nagelsmann said it is \u201ccrazy\u201d that Barcelona have been able to make multiple signings in the transfer window, including Robert Lewandowski from the Bundesliga champions.
\nBarcelona have struggled financially in recent seasons, but were able to seal the signature of two-time FIFA player of the year Lewandowski in a 45-million-euro ($46 million) deal.
\nThe Catalan giants also signed Brazilian winger Raphinha from Leeds for a reported 55 million euros and have brought centre-back Andreas Christensen and former AC Milan midfielder Franck Kessie to the Camp Nou on free transfers.
\n\u201cThey bought a lot of players, I don\u2019t know how,\u201d Nagelsmann told a press conference in Washington during his side\u2019s pre-season tour of the United States.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s the only club in the world that doesn\u2019t have money but can buy any player \u2014 it\u2019s crazy to me.
\n\u201cThey\u2019re finding solutions. I don\u2019t know how, but yes, they have a better squad than last season.\u201d
\nHowever, Bayern club president Oliver Kahn said it was impossible to gauge the financial health of another club.
\n\u201cI assume that Barca have accumulated a lot of debt. But the only ones who know the figures are those of the club itself,\u201d he said.
\n\u201cSo we have to exercise some restraint when approaching the subject. They have to know what they are doing.\u201d
\nLewandowski, whose contract was due to finish next year, had said in May \u201cit is certain that my story with Bayern has come to an end\u201d.
\nThe 33-year-old Pole left the club after scoring 344 goals in an eight-year spell and netting more than 40 times in seven straight seasons.
\n\u201cIt was a good deal for Bayern,\u201d admitted Nagelsmann. \u201cIt\u2019s tough. He scored a lot of goals and was one of Bayern\u2019s big stars.
\n\u201cBut he would\u2019ve left anyway, if it wasn\u2019t this season, it would\u2019ve been the next one, so we would\u2019ve had that challenge a year later and that\u2019s why the deal isn\u2019t so bad for Bayern.\u201d
\nBayern, who won a 10th successive Bundesliga title last season, have signed Senegal forward Sadio Mane from Liverpool during the close season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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