Former Ghana international Sammy Kuffour has revealed that Lothar Matthäus paid his transfer fee from Torino to Bayern Munich in 1993.
Kuffour spent 11 seasons with Bayern, rising from the youth teams to be a prominent first-squad member who lifted the UEFA Champions League with the club.
He was a key cog of the squad that won the 2000/01 Champions League, also scoring the winning goal in the 2001 Intercontinental Cup, being subsequently named man of the match. Also in that year, he finished second in African Footballer of the Year's voting, repeating the feat accomplished in 1999.
According to Kuffour, Matthäus - who was then a player of the Bavarians - decided to pay his transfer fee by assuring the club that he will be a big hit in future.
He made over 60 UEFA Champions League appearances, the most by any African player ever, also being one of the most decorated African players of all time.
Watch Kuffour’s interview below: