The Dutchman has dismissed suggestions Pep
Guardiola's side are in need of major surgery
Arjen Robben says it is "nonsense" to suggest
Bayern Munich weren't good enough last season
and need to sign new players this summer.
The Bavarians were beaten in the Champions
League semi-finals by eventual winners Barcelona
and lost to Borussia Dortmund at the same stage
of the DFB-Pokal.
Those cup failures cast a shadow over their
Bundesliga success after they finished 10 points
clear of second-placed Wolfsburg.
Robben was badly missed towards the end of the
season after being sidelined by a calf injury, but
the winger says Bayern don't require major
surgery to compete in Europe next term.
"It seems to have been said that Bayern should be
ashamed of last season and that we need to attrac
lots of new players, but that's nonsense," the
Dutch winger, 31, told Algemeen Dagblad .
"We became German champions with a lead of 10
points and we reached two semi-finals.
"If Javi Martinez is back fully fit, if myself and
Franck Ribery can get back fit, if David Alaba and
Thiago Alcantara can continue their comebacks,
then we are still very strong. We can still beat
anyone."
Bayern have already added to their attacking
options, having confirmed the €30 million signing
of Shakhtar Donetsk star Douglas Costa on
Wednesday.
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