Max Eberl: Zoff between Hoeneß and Matthew becomes a problem for him

FC Bayern wants to sign the aspiring striker Nick Woltemade. The shooting star of German football is said to come to Säbener Straße as the successor for Leroy Sané, which it moves to Galatasaray Istanbul. The business makes sense for sports board member Max Eberl and FC Bayern. Woltemade, 23 years old, made a comet climb at VfB Stuttgart in his year and made the leap into the national team. He has shown that he is rightly a candidate.

Eberl has only one problem: the interest in Woltemade has become public early, too early to get into a good negotiating position. Woltemade has a contract with VfB until 2028, so the Swabians have no pressure to sell the player, there should have been no official contact between the clubs. So VfB called for a sales price of 100 million euros. Of course, this is far too high for a young professional who just played a good year. The online portal “Transfermarkt.de” puts the value of the player at 30 million euros-that is probably more realistic.

Public haunting is not the only problem for Eberl. The transfer deletion received a very special grade through a verbal exchange of blows between Bavaria’s honorary president Uli Hoeneß and TV expert Lothar Matthäus.

In an interview, the “Bild” shared “Loddar” his thoughts on the transfer request of Bayern: “I’ve been saying it for a long time: Woltemade is one for that FC Bayern. And I think it’s right that Bayern is trying to do it. Although I find 60 million transfer too little. If 80 to 100 million had been called, I wouldn’t have surprised me. “

The statements drive Uli Hoeneß’s blood pressure to unexpected heights, he counters in the “kicker”: “Lothar Matthäus doesn’t have all the cups in the closet.” Hoeneß also starts a daring interpretation with a view to VfB Stuttgart. With such statements, Matthäus primarily puts VfB under pressure, which in the end would be public as a loser with a lower transfer.

Matthew replies cool: “First I have to say: I am the insults of Used and no longer take them seriously. He has been doing this for 20 or 25 years. I don’t let that come to myself, you get a thick skin. Uli Hoeneß still lives in his world and still has not understood that not only football, but also business has developed. “

The statements arrange for Eberl and Bavaria President Herbert Hainer to jump to Hoeneß aside:“You can have an opinion, we live in a free country for that. But so from the outside – without knowing internals – driving up this price like on a bazaar, that doesn’t matter“, says Eberl in Miami at the club World Cup.

Hainer assisted well and indicates the fundamental in terms of Hoeneß: “Standing on the sidelines, taking no responsibility and calling a little – that’s one thing. Uli Hoeneß, on the other hand, is still in the middle of the field, as a member of our supervisory board, directs FC Bayern’s skills – and that is one of the absolute top clubs in Europe.”

And again Eberl, who thinks that the statements of Matthew, “Go a step too far”. Hoeneß was against it “Just completely justified” defended and said “It’s wrong. It is not okay either. Even a world footballer like Lothar Matthäus shouldn’t do that,” says Eberl. “Moon prices” you won’t pay. “If they are utopian prices, then you have to accept that, then you go to another target player. That is quite normal in this business”, Eeberl makes it clear to DAZN and is so eager to do the public haggling.

In the end, Eberl tries to be friendly in order not to gamble away all chances on Woltemade. Because the man can use a transfer success: “We see what is feasible without letting us drive us.” That VfB Stuttgart Bayern “About the table” want to pull, “I do not think so”emphasizes Eberl and justified: “Our relationship is far too good for that.”

All of this offers a lot of realatire. On the one hand. On the other hand, such absurdities make it clear that the mood in the corridors of the FC Bavaria’s office is tense when you react so sensitively to a matthew acknowledgment. You could also dismiss them with a half-sentence instead of closing the rows as if a transfer armaged dose threatens.

The crucial point is that the work of the Bayern manager is closely observed. In addition to Woltemade, other offensive forces were considered candidates. The Spaniard Nico Williams, for example, who would prefer to play for FC Barcelona. Or Rafael Leao, who is drawn to Manchester United after recent reports.

In addition, Eberl should get rid of expensive professionals like João Palhinha or Min-Jae Kim. This will not be easy because FC Bayern pays princely salaries and players don’t easily give up lucrative contracts.

This is a difficult situation for Eberl. He has to deal with the fact that the transfer market has changed. FC Bayern doesn’t just get every player he wants. It was similar to the coaching search last year: Eberl had big problems finding a successor to Thomas Tuchel. The search for a coach determined the media agenda for weeks. Now the second transfer summer was followed by Eberl’s aegis. It has not become easier.