Friday briefing: Bayern Munich held talks with private equity firm EQT over minority stake investment

Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich held talks over a minority stake investment with Swedish private equity firm EQT, The Financial Times has reported.

These talks broke down following the departure of the club’s former chief financial officer Michael Diederich in August. The 60-year-old, who left to join Deutsche Bank, had been EQT’s point of contact at Bayern.

A potential agreement would likely have drawn backlash from fans, who have previously expressed their opposition to pri