Bayern Munich have reached an agreement on a four year deal with Dutch international striker Roy Makaay, the club announced today, although the transfer still needs the green light from his club Deportivo La Coruna. "We have agreed a four year contract with Makaay. The Deportivo president has our proposition on the table, it just remains for him to say yes," Bayern general manager Uli Hoeness said at the club's open day.
However, Bayern President Karl-Heinz Ruminegge is expecting the negotiations to drag on. "We will wait patiently, it's doubtless going to be a marathon," he said on Friday after The German champions' 3-1 win over Freiburg in the opening match of the season. Bayern have offered €15million for the Dutch international, who top-scored in the Spanish championship last season with 29.
To play in the Champions League with the Bavarian club, Makaay's transfer must be sealed before September 1 and he must sit out Depor's third qualifying round match with either Bohemians or Norwegian side Rosenborg on August 12 or 13.
Filed by Barry J Whyte
