Bayern: We don´t need Vidal

Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge says his club are better off without Arturo Vidal, who joined Juventus from Bayer Leverkusen.

After Vidal reportedly went back on a promise to join Leverkusen’s Bundesliga rivals Bayern to instead sign for Serie A club Juventus on Friday in a deal worth 10.5 million euros, Rummenigge said that the versatile Chile international does not have the required character to play at the Allianz Arena.

Rummenigge said Vidal’s snub would work out well for Jupp Heynckes’ Bayern side, as it means Austrian prospect David Alaba will stay at the club.

“I do not find it a pity that Arturo Vidal did not come,” Rummenigge told Kicker. “I would rather not have such players at Bayern Munich.”

“If the player had stuck to his word and shown the same character as (new signings Manuel) Neuer or (Jerome) Boateng, if he were a man of morals, then he would be here today with us. Alaba is staying, that puts Vidal’s snub into perspective.”

Rummenigge also weighed in on the controversy surrounding Neuer, who joined Bayern from Schalke on June 1.

Germany’s number-one goalkeeper has been the target of protests from certain sections of Bayern’s support, and Rummenigge wanted to draw a line under the issue.

“There will be no more talk from our side about this subject. Neuer has the Bayern genes, 100 percent,” he said.