NO DEAL ... Wayne Rooney BAYERN MUNICH chiefs last night rubbished suggestions they will sign Wayne Rooney from Manchester United. Bookmakers slashed the odds on the wantaway Old Trafford superstar joining the Champions League finalists, with one offering 4-5. But Bayern sporting director Matthias Sammer said: “I don’t know what Rooney would bring to the Bundesliga. “We ...Full Story »

Patrick Owomoyela could have played his last game for Borussia Dortmund after suffering yet another setback in his attempts to return from injury. The right-back, who is out of contract in the summer, has confirmed he will miss the rest of the season due to a thigh injury sustained while playing for the second-string in the 3 Liga on Tuesday night. "The only good news is that I will not requ...Full Story »

Borussia Dortmund general manager Hans-Joachim Watzke has hit out at Bundesliga rivals Bayern Munich over the transfer of wonderkid Mario Gotze. Bayern met Gotze’s £32million release clause last month and confirmed the transfer of the 20-year-old attacking midfielder on the eve of Dortmund’s Champions League semi-final first leg clash against Real Madrid. Dortmund went on to b...Full Story »

Schalke director of sport Horst Heldt kept his cards close to his chest when quizzed about the possibility of his club appointing Stefan Effenberg as coach. Jens Keller is currently calling the shots in Gelsenkirchen, but his contract only runs until the end of the campaign. Despite being praised for the work he has done since replacing Huub Stevens in December, Keller is not understood to b...Full Story »

Arjen Robben is the shock casualty of the new Pep Guardiola era at Bayern Munich after being made available for transfer by the recently-crowned Bundesliga champions. The 29-year old winger, who cost £24million when he left Chelsea for Real Madrid in the summer of 2007, is up for sale, as former Barcelona coach Guardiola begins to stamp his mark on Bayern’s fortunes. Guardiola want...Full Story »

Borussia Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski's agent insists that the striker is set for a move in the summer. Lewandowski was Dortmund's hero after scoring all four goals in Wednesday's Champions League 4-1 semi-final first-leg win over Real Madrid, and the starring performance it has only fuelled speculation of Lewandowski's future, with Bayern Munich, Manchester United and Juventus linked ...Full Story »

He has gone from prized asset to public enemy No 1 in the space of 48 hours, and Mario Gotze received a torrid time from Borussia Dortmund fans on Wednesday night, following a bitter backlash over his imminent move to Bayern Munich. As anger and resentment towards Gotze mounted steadily, Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp intervened and appealed for calm, ahead of his side’s Champions’ Leag...Full Story »

Borussia Dortmund have warned potential suitors that Wednesday's four-goal hero Robert Lewandowski is not for sale in the summer. Lewandowski has been linked with moves to Manchester United and Bayern Munich among other clubs recently and interest in the Polish hitman is sure to grow after the striker scored all of his team's goals in a 4-1 demolition of Real Madrid. Lewandowski's destructio...Full Story »

  Borussia Dortmund star Mario Gotze has reportedly agreed to join newly-crowned Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich next season. Gotze, long regarded as one of the best young footballing talents in the world, has been widely tracked by several top European clubs, including Manchester United, Arsenal and Barcelona, and the German international was believed to have been interested in secu...Full Story »

PRESIDENT Uli Hoeness’ tax nightmare threatens to drag Bayern Munich’s name through the mud. Above all it has left the German giants shell-shocked 24 hours before they face Barcelona. Boss Jupp Heynckes’ men go into their Champions League semi with Hoeness facing an investigation for tax evasion. Reports this weekend suggested the Euro ’72 and World Cup ’74 win...Full Story »