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Hoeneß Already Eyeing Champions League

With Bayern’s Bundesliga triumph less than a day old, manager Uli Hoeneß has already turned his attention to next season’s Champions League.

Bayern completed the league and Cup ‘double’ on Sunday when they clinched the point they needed against Wolfsburg, but missed out on their desired treble having been knocked out of the Uefa Cup at the semi final stage by Zenit St Petersburg last week.

With Jürgen Klinsmann coming in next season to replace Ottmar Hitzfeld, the new trainer will be charged with taking Bayern into the Champions League, where manager Hoeneß believes Bayern belong.

"For us, the priority this season was to win the Bundesliga. I am completely satisfied" Hoeneß said.

"We will certainly be placing a lot of importance on the Champions League next season."

Although there will be no repetition of the spending spree of last summer, when Bayern spent 75 million on new players, there will be new investment in the team so they can challenge for the Champions league once more.

Milan's Gennaro Gattuso has repeatedly been linked with the Bavarians, as has Roma's Daniele De Rossi, after Bayern striker Luca Toni expressed his wish to have a fellow Italian in the team with him next season.

Chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge refuses to be drawn on specific transfer target, but has promised "an excellent team on the field again next season".

However, before the planning for next season takes concrete shape, Bayern intend to celebrate their achievements from this season.

"We are going to have a huge party after the game against Hertha Berlin on the final day of the season" Hoeneß revealed.

There will also be an open-topped parade through the streets of Munich on May 17 which will conclude with the traditional presentation of the trophies at the Marienplatz in the city centre.

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