Bayern starts rebuilding squad with 2 new arrivals ByAssociated Press Published: 08:59 EST, 10 May 2016 | Updated: 08:59 EST, 10 May 2016 e-mail FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Bayern Munich has started to rebuild its squad as coach Pep Guardiola prepares to leave after three seasons.Bayern brought in Borussia Dortmund captain Mats Hummels on Tuesday and signed an 18-year-old rising poe currency Portuguese star to one of the richest contracts in Bundesliga history.
The moves come one week after Bayern was eliminated in the semifinals of the Champions League by Atletico Madrid, the third consecutive season Bayern has gone out at the penultimate stage against Spanish opposition. FILE - In this April 30, 2016 file photo Dortmund's Mats Hummels kicks the ball during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and VfL Wolfsburg in Dortmund, Germany. Borussia Dortmund says.
Tuesday, May 10, 2016, captain and defender Mats Hummels will join Bundesliga rival Bayern Munich next season. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, file)But Bayern then went on to capture an unprecedented fourth straight Bundesliga title and cheap poe currency can complete a domestic double in the German Cup final against Dortmund on May 21, Guardiola's final match in charge.Guardiola is leaving to join Manchester City and will be replaced by Carlo Ancelotti.Hummels, who grew up in Munich and was groomed in Bayern's junior sides, will sign a five-year deal once the customary medical is completed.
The two sides gave no financial details of the transfer, but German media estimated it to be worth 38 million euros ($43.3 million).Calling the move a "not an easy decision," Hummels said he would like nothing better but for Dortmund to lift the German Cup."Before I return to my hometown in the summer, we have a big common goal: to again take the cup to Dortmund and celebrate with Dortmund fans in a huge party," said Hummels, who spent more than eight years in Dortmund. "