Bayern were very close to securing the signing of Kennet Eichhorn. The club flew him in to Munich especially before the Champions League semi-final against PSG. There was a meeting at the Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten, and they fought hard to get him. They explained to him why they absolutely wanted him; Vincent Kompany is said to have spoken with Eichhorn for hours. Max Eberl had arranged everything together with Christoph Freund and Kompany; they were determined to sign him
However, once the supervisory board heard of the cost of the deal, including the signing fee, they vetoed the transfer. Max Eberl would have liked to spend the money on Eichhorn anyway. From the agents' perspective, Eichhorn has a market value of €20m, so they see the signing fee as fair (value of the release clause plus signing fee to match the player's value). The supervisory board decided that €10-11m as a signing fee was too much and said: 'No. We're out'
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