Uli Hoeneß criticizes transfer madness with Schlossallee and sheikh

Uli Hoeneß denounced the transfer madness in football with striking sayings. “It is Monopoly. Cover up to Schlossallee, then there is some sheikh and then you can buy,” said the honorary president of FC Bayern Munich in the anniversary program 30 years “Doppelpass” at Sport1. “Schlossallee is no longer at Bayern because Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia and Qatar are now playing along-and you have no chance against them.”

This summer, the German football record champion tried in vain for the additions of German international Florian Wirtz (FC Liverpool) and Nick Woltemade (Newcastle United). The 150 million euros reported for Wirtz would have been paid “never”, said Hoeneß, who talked out some sums. For Woltemade, 55 million euros were offered, Stuttgart wanted 75. Now he has just moved to England for almost 90 million. With all recognition – Woltemade is “not 90 million”, said Hoeneß.

“The most important thing in the shop means ‘no’ to say about these crazy excesses,” said Hoeneß. “At some point these sheikhs also have their noses full.” Hoeneß classified the transfer summer of the sporting management around Max Eberl despite the unsuccessful advertising around Wirtz or Woltemade as successful. “This is a good transfer year,” said Hoeneß. “We are the actual winner of this transfer summer because we have a team that is very strong.” The world has changed diametrically in transfer questions.

The permanently committed Luis Díaz, Jonathan Tah and Tom Bischof are new to the Bayern ensemble. For this purpose, Nicolas Jackson was loaned by Chelsea. Hoeneß emphasized that the rental fee was not 16.5 million euros because the player side also takes on an amount. The rental fee assessed Hoeneß towards 13 million euros. And the obligation to buy? “This only has to be paid if the 40 games plays from the start – he never makes it,” assured Hoeneß.

FC Bayern now has 15, 16 strong players, said the 73-year-old. “And two or three young, in whom the coach is now forced to incorporate them at some point. And if that succeeds, it is the best transfer year we have ever had.”

In the course of the Woltemade Poker, Hoeneß also clashed with record national player Lothar Matthäus. Matthew “doesn’t have all the cups in the closet,” said the 73-year-old. He has now hit Matthew again and you’ve been giving his hand, said Hoeneß. There was little to say “because I found that he has not yet found a new cup”.