''Bayern Wanted To Destroy Us'' Says Watzke

The chief executive of the German giant team - Borussia Dortmund, Mr Hans- Joachim Watzke, told the German newspaper (De Bild), that the reigning European champions, Bayern wants to destroy his club.

''Bayern wanted to destroy us,'' the Dortmund chief executive said.

''They have helped themselves to our players, so we wouldn't be a danger,'' to the Baveria club.

''It was all done legitimately and we have to live with that,'' he said.

Borussia Dortmund lost their two best players to Bayern recently. Last year the highly talented Mario Gotze left the team for Bayern.

 And now the Polish international, who is their number one striker, Robert Ledwandowski, has signed a five year pre-contract to join Bayern at the end of this season when his Dortmund contract ends.

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Dortmund has themselves to blame. If they really wanted to keep their top players and build a quality rival team to challenge Bayern, they could've done that. They could've done what other top teams do, simply be adamant that their player is not for sale, and remain unmoved.

It is the practice in the EPL etc. We saw in the summer last year how Liverpool held unto Luis Suarez, by saying that he has a long time contract with them and he is not for sale no matter the amount of money being offered, or ploy employed by anyone or team. It is now pay-off for Liverpool as they have been doing very well in the EPL.

Manchester United did the same thing with Wayne Rooney.
Teams can hold onto their players as long as there is no clause in the contracts that will force the team to sell.

It is understandable that Dortmund could not do much with Ledwandoski because his contract will end this season.
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Their dilemma with him was that as their top striker whose contract is ending with the season, if  they tried to sell him last summer or even this January, it may affect the club adversely, that is performance wise.

They may not win anything and worst of all is not qualifying for the lucrative Champions League next season after playing in the final last season. So they risk not selling and getting some money from the sell as long as they do well in this year's Champions League and qualify for the next. They have already qualified for the round of sixteen.

Mr Hans-Joachim Watzke said that his club will spend large amount of  money in the next transfer window to strengthen the team.

''We will be buying in the summer. That means previously we have only spent what we have earned on transfer,'' he said.

''Now we are going to invest and not with small sums. We definitely won't go into debt, we will stay on our course but our goal remains to be the second power in German football.''