Military Arms Race

When Bayern's financial report was released, the entire German football world—and even the European football world—was thrown into an uproar.

Only then did many people truly realize Su Dong's value.

Scoring goals and conquering cities for his team on the pitch was merely one part of Su Dong's value. As a professional player, his commercial value and global influence off the pitch were in no way inferior to his performances on it.

Far away in Manchester, Mubarak, Soriano, Begiristain, and Guardiola were discussing the transfer progress for the new season, but their topic was involuntarily drawn to this report from Germany.

"If Su Dong can come to Man City, our global strategy will proceed much more smoothly, and we'll have a better chance of success." Soriano sighed thoughtfully.

With a background in finance, Soriano felt genuine envy when he saw Bayern's financial report.

Whether in revenue, cash flow, or debt, Bayern could be called a model among Europe's professional clubs.

What was even more frightening was that this team was also very strong.

When Su Dong joined, Bayern had already been far from weak. Its financial foundation was solid; otherwise, it would never have spent so heavily to bring in Su Dong. But now, its finances had multiplied several times over. Describing Bayern as wealthy and powerful was no exaggeration.

"Hoeness was absolutely right. If Bayern wants to, they have the financial strength to sign any superstar in the world, including Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi. They have more than a hundred million euros in cash flow. My God, what are German brains made of? Why save so much money?" Soriano found it baffling.

With so much money, they ought to find a way to spend it, or invest it.

"It's probably related to the Bundesliga's difficult situation after the Kirch