If there’s any lesson to be learnt from the transfer window,  it’s the fact that Bayern Munich may no longer control the Bundesliga transfer market. 

Over the years, there has been a pattern in the Bundesliga summer market that sees Bayern Munich as the apex buyer. It’s a model that has worked for many years with the German Champions handpicking the biggest talents in the league to create a winning team. 

This has particularly helped the German giants win 33 of the 62 available Bundesliga titles, with their closest rivals Borussia Dortmund and Borussia Mönchegladbach winning it five times each.

Bayern are easily the biggest club in Germany, and they show it every summer, but it was different this time.

Four of the top talents in the Bundesliga were all swept away by Premier League teams at a price that even Bayern couldn’t compete with. 

Bayern were left stunned by the hefty price Liverpool paid for Florian Wirtz, and the Reds returned to sign Hugo Ekitike, having already secured the signature of Jeremie Frimpong. 

Bayern’s next summer target, Nick Woltemade, was signed on deadline day for a record-breaking fee by Newcastle after the German champions had been courting the player all summer. Benjamin Sesko also left for a significant fee to Manchester United. 

Although Bayern made a big purchase in Luis Diaz while Bayer Leverkusen spent heavily, it’s still a fraction of the £3.19 billion spent by Premier League clubs.  It also dealt a big blow to Bayern’s record of signing the Bundesliga’s top talents. 

Borussia Dortmund’s CEO, Hans-Joachim Watzke, and Bayern Munich legend Oliver Kahn complained about Liverpool’s signing of Wirtz, with Watzke saying it was a shame for the league. Kahn has also accused the league of being too cautious in spending.

Given the influx of income available to the Premier League,  Bayern’s time as the apex buyer in the Bundesliga may be in jeopardy, and if this summer transfer window is anything to go by, the Premier League may have attained a supreme level of dominance.