Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge launches attack on English clubs claiming they ‘kidnap’ young stars

BAYERN MUNICH chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge launched an astonishing attack on English clubs claiming they “kidnap” young players.

The outspoken Bayern bigwig slammed Premier League clubs for snatching 11-year-olds from their countries of birth.

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He said: “We don’t want to bring some 10 or 11-year-old to Munich like the English do.

“You could almost speak of kidnapping with them and I would have moral reservations about that.”

Rummenigge spoke to Bayern’s magazine about the German giants’ new youth academy.

He added: “A good age to come to Bayern is 14. Our priority will certainly be Germany and Bavaria.

“Our future talented players will much rather come from Rosenheim than Rio.”

Bayern are famed for producing and developing local players like Bastian Schweinsteiger, now at Manchester United, Thomas Muller of Philipp Lahm all key members of Germany’s World Cup winning team.