Comments on: the opera continues

By: diana

diana — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:53:45 +0000

I see, Jan. This is one piece of news I seriously hope to have a happy ending. It has been dragging back and forth like there is no tomorrow. Rummenigge’s statements had actually raised my hope even more.

By: Jan

Jan — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:13:21 +0000

diana, actually I was just referring to the interview Klaus quoted. The new statements by Rummenigge could raise the probability to 99% with the one remaining percentage point being the small difference in what Cologne offered and Bayern wanted.

By: Jan

Jan — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:04:38 +0000

Klaus, well the sentence “if I have to continue playing in the Bundesliga” sounds like he would like to play in another league but might be forced to stay in the Bundesliga. It sounds odd and doesn’t fit into the context of everything else he’s saying.

By: Klaus

Klaus — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:10:17 +0000

Yes, it looks like it is going to happen. I hope to post good news soon.

Jan, I am confused what you mean and the word “forced” was actually used in the article. It is possible that the confusion in wording is was the translation in the article as I do not know if it was originally conducted in Italian or German.

By: diana

diana — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:43:28 +0000

98% done deal…Jan, are you referring to what Karl-Heinz Rummenigge is saying on tz today? Cologne had made a new bid and Rummenigge is ‘confident this could really happen’.

http://www.sportinglife.com/football/overseas/germany/news/story_get.dor?STORY_NAME=soccer/09/01/08/manual_140952.html&TEAMHD=germany

From what Rummenigge said, it is back on.

By: Jan

Jan — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:56:20 +0000

“But if I have to continue playing in the Bundesliga”

Is that a good translation? it sounds a bit like as if someone would force him?

Otherwise this interview tells me, that if Bayern and Cologne can agree on the transfer fee then he’ll be a Cologne player. All the sweet talking he does about other clubs is just to keep doors open, in case Cologne can’t meet Bayern’s demands. So at this point it looks like the transfer to Cologne is 98% a done deal.