Bayern Munich continue to buy from other German clubs

From Borussia Dortmund to Stuttgart, Bundesliga clubs have felt the full force of Bayern Munich's fiscal muscle since the turn of the millennium.

Last Tuesday's news that Stuttgart have agreed a deal worth 35 million euros to sell Benjamin Pavard to the Bundesliga champions in the summer of 2019 was the latest in a long line of domestic sales that display Bayern Munich's domination.

Almost every single time a Bundesliga team has found consistent success, Bayern have ultimately signed their best player. Bayer Leverkusen's Champions League final squad of 2002 was decimated with Ze Roberto, Lucio and Michael Ballack all arriving in Munich.

Then the turn of Jurgen Klopp's hugely popular Dortmund side. Mario Götze, Mats Hummels and Robert Lewandowski all ultimately joined Bayern.

Since 2000, the German giants have spent 395m euros on domestic-based talent, and they sign a domestic player on average at least once a season.