Bayern Munich can afford to sign both Manchester City winger Leroy Sane and Bayer Leverkusen wonderkid Kai Havertz in the upcoming transfer window, according to club legend Lothar Matthaus.
The Bundesliga champions made their interest in the former Schalke star public last summer before an injury in the Community Shield against Liverpool sidelined Sane indefinitely.
Speculation over his future refuses to die down and various Bayern Munich officials have spoken about Sane's future in recent months.
Sane 's contract at City will expire next summer but the Blues will not sell the 24-year-old at a cut-price.
Bayern are also interested in signing Leverkusen star Havertz who is reportedly attracting attention from all over the world and could cost upwards of £70million.
Mattheus believes that Bayern will be able to afford to sign both Sane and Havertz despite the financial uncertainty as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
"Leroy Sane and Kai Havertz may make this team better. But you only know that when they are there," he told Sky Germany . "Of course there is no doubt that both are outstanding and that Bayern Munich would certainly not get weaker, on the contrary.
"Bayern could economically handle both transfers and buy Sane and Havertz at the same time."
The World Cup winner explained that the departure of Philippe Coutinho and potential sale of Corentin Tolisso will free up funds for Bayern to land both German stars.
He added that Bayern could choose to wait until the financial climate improves before making a move.
"Bayern must and will strengthen with top players," Mattheus said.
"I assume that [Corentin] Tolisso may have the desire to change clubs in order to get more appearances, because he currently cannot get past [Joshua] Kimmich, [Leon] Goretzka, Thiago and [Thomas] Muller. [Javi] Martinez doesn't matter anymore either, and [Philippe] Coutinho won't play at Bayern next season. That means transfer income and salary savings.
"That's why I think Bayern could buy Sane and Havertz. Whether they do this or wait for the situation with the coronavirus to be over is open to debate.”
