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Leverkusen had taken over Lisbon Sporting, becoming the biggest winner of the Champions League this season.
As long as they had made it to the top four of the Champions League, the market value of their players would rise by at least two or three million euros.
The value of core players could even multiply several times—provided they weren't poached by Bayern.
Perhaps many people are annoyed by Bayern's reputation as the "Bundesliga Excavator", wondering why it's only Bayern who ends up with such a bad name when everyone is bringing in great players.
For instance, Dortmund also poaches players, Werder Bremen does the same, and the big clubs from other leagues do too.
