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'Van Gaal & Van Bommel central to Bayern move' - Robben says Dutch pair influenced Munich move

The Dutchman says he would never have considered joining the Bavarians had his fellow countrymen not been at the club

Arjen Robben says he would never have considered joining Bayern Munich had Louis van Gaal and Mark van Bommel not been at the club.

The former Netherlands international joined Bayern in 2009 from Real Madrid, who sold the winger against his will after just two seasons at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Van Gaal had moved to the Bundesliga giants that same summer while Van Bommel had recently been installed as the club's first ever non-German captain after the retirement of Oliver Khan.