Rummenigge blasts Wenger

Bayern chairman unhappy with Arsenal's transfer policy

By Thomas Zocher   Last updated: 29th April 2009   Subscribe to RSS Feed

Rummenigge blasts Wenger

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Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has criticised Arsene Wenger for signing too many young players.

Wenger has developed a reputation for bringing talented youngsters to Arsenal and then helping them to fulfil their potential.

Rummenigge has not been impressed by his policy and believes measures should be taken to stop managers from picking up the most promising players.

"One like Arsene Wenger signs hosts of players from France and elsewhere year-in year-out," Rummenigge told Sport-Bild.

"We have to take care that this sort of child trafficking is stopped.

"This has taken on a different scale in the meantime; the word kidnapping is not too far off anymore."

Rummenigge thinks the signing of Cesc Fabregas in 2003 is the perfect illustration of his point.

He explained: "Fabregas is really the best example for this.

"He signed from Barcelona at the age of 15 on a free transfer, just because he was about to sign a contract at the age of 16."

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