Bayern Munich have upset a large section of their own fans with the announcement that next season fans will not be permitted to watch the team train at their Sabener Strasse headquarters.
New trainer Jürgen Klinsmann wants to create an atmosphere of tranquillity at the club’s training headquarters by getting rid of the restaurant and turning it into a luxury team room for the players.
This would also mean no access for the fans, who regularly come to watch the team train.
Despite plans to hold special training sessions at the Allianz Arena, the move has been denounced as "a mess" by disgruntled fans, who claim they are being "treated like rubbish".
The new team room would include beds for the players to sleep in, as the club plan to introduce an eight-hour day.
"It's a new culture for the Bundesliga" Rummenigge said. "The players will be able to get some rest between training.
"Jürgen simply wants to make everything professional. He wants to give his players the chance to rest. Also some professionals live nearby and have the chance to go home for lunch, but that is an unnecessary trip.
"An eight-hour day has been typical in Italian football for a long time. We will have them here from breakfast through to afternoon coffee. And there will be the possibility to sleep now."
The news has however upset a number of fans with letters being written to tabloid newspaper Bild in complaint. "I have two children who want to see their stars up close. I feel like a paying victim. Like a cow, they milk us for money and nothing is given back" one fan wrote.
A large number of fans have threatened to stop going to watch the Bundesliga leaders, with one saying: "It's a mess! Children, who want to see their idols, are being treated like rubbish. If this continues in such a way, I will return my season ticket."
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