For a moment.... imagine that this was Levy and not Rummenigge saying this:
Football has to be more rational in regards to the transfer market in the wake of the coronavirus crisis, says Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.
uk.sports.yahoo.com
Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge insists football must "become more rational" due to the financial impact of coronavirus.
After an enforced two-month break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bundesliga returned in May, with Europe's other top-five major leagues – with the exception of Ligue 1, which opted to cancel the remainder of its season – resuming in June.
"Football has to try to become a bit more rational in order to be more stable for future crises," Rummenigge, who had previously revealed Bayern would be cautious with their transfer policy over coming seasons, told Handelsblatt.
"In the past 10 years, with this ever-higher-ever-further-ever-faster sums for player transfers and player salaries, football has shot a long way past the goal.
"This can no longer be called rational. That filled every summer break. We have to find better solutions in Europe."
Rummenigge is not convinced, however, that the introduction of a salary cap would be a feasible option, instead preferring more stringent Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations.
"The legal requirements probably do not allow this [a salary cap]," he said.
"No, we need more rationality, and we have to develop FFP in Europe more rigorously with clear, key figures.
Originally, it was always about not spending more money than is earned."