Rummenigge has offered assurances that his club
are not looking to pilfer any more of Borussia
Dortmund's star names in the near future.
Bayern host Dortmund in Der Klassiker on Saturday
and the rivalry between the two Bundesliga
heavyweights has deepened over recent years, in
part due to the acrimonious transfers of Mario
Gotze, Robert Lewandowski and Mats Hummels
from Signal Iduna Park to the Allianz Arena.
Dortmund lie a distant fourth as Bayern close in on
a fifth consecutive title, but their boss Thomas
Tuchel's squad still boasts one of Europe's most
lethal strikers in Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang and
a clutch of impressive youngsters led by Julian
Weigl, Ousmane Dembele and Christian Pulisic.
Nevertheless, Rummenigge insists history will not
be repeated.
"I can guarantee today that we have not contacted
or will contact any of these players," he told WAZ.
Rummenigge's stance could be interpreted as a
slight on Dortmund's current strength, given Bayern
have regularly signed from strong domestic rivals
during the modern era.
From Bayer Leverkusen's 2002 Champions League
runners-up, Michael Ballack, Ze Roberto and Lucio
ended up in Bavaria, while Miroslav Klose, Tim
Borowski joined Bayern from Werder Bremen in
2007 and 2008 respectively.
Hoffenheim are currently a point and a place above
Dortmund in the Bundesliga and Bayern have
already secured the services of Niklas Sule and
Sebastian Rudy from Julian Nagelsmann's side for
next season.
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