'Six years of peace!' - Bayern Munich warned against spending €80m on Luis Diaz as Germany legend points to Gianluigi Donnarumma as perfect Manuel Neuer successor

Former Bayern and Germany international Dietmar Hamann has publicly questioned the club's pursuit of Liverpool winger. The Bundesliga champions are reportedly considering an €80 million (£68m/$87m) bid for the 28-year-old, but Hamann warns that such a move makes little financial sense given Diaz’s age, international travel demands, and limited resale value. He also dismissed reports linking Bayern with Stuttgart striker Nick Woltemade, calling the reported price tag excessive.

Hamann criticised Bayern’s transfer strategy, stating the Bundesliga champions are straying from their developmental philosophy by targeting older, high-cost players. The former midfielder suggested Bayern should utilise their academy talents instead of committing large sums to players with limited long-term returns.

Hamann spoke on Diaz's situation: "To now bring in Luis Diaz, a 28-year-old South American who played 50 games per season for four or five years and has those long flights home, which are also a problem. To pay 70 or 80 million for that, while the sale value is zero because he would be 32 at the end of his contract. I wonder what they even have the campus for?"

Hamann also thinks that the amounts being spoken about for Woltemade are too high: "One could have come up with the idea of approaching the player and the club before the European Championship, then he might have cost less. This is a player for whom, with a lot of imagination, one could pay 40 million. But Bayern are in a situation where they will have to at some point, and I don't think it's out of the question that they might pay 70 million. I think it's absurd to pay €70 million for a player who was free two years ago. And they shouldn't go along with that. I'll let Wisdom Mike or Lennart Karl play instead. That's why I feel Woltemade isn't coming to Munich."

In contrast, Hamann proposed Paris Saint-Germain's Gianluigi Donnarumma, aged 26, as a solution to replace 39-year-old goalkeeper Manuel Neuer long-term.

Speaking on the position, he said: "I have my doubts whether Jonas Urbig will be the one to take over in goal next year. Donnarumma will be free next year, he's only 26, so you'd have five or six years of peace."

Bayern are expected to continue transfer discussions in the coming weeks, with Diaz and Woltemade still on their radar. The goalkeeping department could also see changes if the club acts on Hamann’s recommendation regarding Donnarumma.