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Outrageous transfer fees will be unjustifiable after coronavirus pandemic, says Bayern president

The financial problems caused by the coronavirus will have an affect on transfer fees in the next window

Bayern Munich president Herbert Hainer expects a significant decrease in transfer fees following the coronavirus pandemic.

Deals worth in excess of €100 million have been commonplace in the past four years, with Neymar becoming the world's most expensive player when he joined Paris Saint-Germain for €222m (£200m/$264m) in August 2017.

Bayern have been more conservative but broke their transfer record by splashing out €80m (£68m/$90m) on Lucas Hernandez last year.

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Links to Leroy Sane and Timo Werner led to suggestions the Bavarian giants were willing to break the bank again, but Hainer believes the inflation in the market will have been stemmed by the proliferation of Covid-19.