Bayern Munich to play in China next year

Bayern Munich will play in China next year, the German club chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said Friday.

Rummenigge said that China is the largest potential market with a fast growing interest in football and the club must invest in the area's market, reports Xinhua.

Boasting half a dozen of Germany's 2014 World Cup-winning players, the 2013 UEFA champions Bayern are very popular in China.