That was why the German media occasionally reported that Bayern wanted to poach the original Wang Shuo.
This undoubtedly put pressure on Dortmund.
"Thomas," Watzke took over the conversation, looking at Thomas Essien with sincerity.
"I'll be frank with you. We will consider this matter very seriously. But I also have to be honest—we can't be like Bayern. They can give Luca Tony an annual salary of 10 million euros. We can't do that!"
Luca Tony's annual salary at Bayern was absurdly high.
He was the first star in Bundesliga history to reach an eight-figure annual salary.
In 2007, when Bayern signed Ribery, the Frenchman with the scarred face earned only half of what Luca Tony did.
Bayern's legendary captain, Kahn, also only made half of Luca Tony's salary at the time.
But Dortmund couldn't possibly pay that much.
Because right now, the highest-paid player at Dortmund was Sebastian Kael, at only 3.5 million euros.
