Salihamidzic speaks about his early days at Bayern under Rummenigge and Hoeneß and defends his transfer policy.
Bayern Munich’s sports board has Sky90 review his early days as a functionary at the German record champions and mentioned Uli Hoeneß and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge as problem factors.
“In the last few years it wasn’t that easy, especially at the beginning. Kalle and Uli were there. You had to be very careful not to hurt either of them,” said Salihamidzic.
When the 44-year-old was hired as sports director for Bayern in 2017, Hoeneß as president and Rummenigge as chairman of the board were Bayern’s two long-standing alpha animals. Alpha animals who didn’t always agree.
“One person often said A, the other B. Then I had to make a statement in between that didn’t hurt anyone,” explained Salihamidzic. He was “happy” to have Hoeneß and Rummenigge by his side at the beginning of his time and “learned a lot”. Now he is enjoying the advantages of the absence of the two, who have since withdrawn from the operational business of the Munich-based company: “Now I can just express my opinion as it is and don’t have to be considerate.”
Salihamidzic has “no problem at all if it is well-founded. Then I am happy to stand up” with the ever-growing criticism of his transfers, such as those from Bouna Sarr or Marc Roca last October.
Criticism of the Bayern squad? Salihamidzic becomes clear
However, this is not the case, especially with a view to the current squad, despite the departures of Jerome Boateng, David Alaba and Javi Martinez and the repeatedly proclaimed deterioration of the Bayern squad.
“When I look at the training ground, we have an excellent team,” said Salihamidzic: “Of course you can still have one or two more players for the width. But there was a pandemic out there and we know the financial situation is in football. That’s why I’m very satisfied that we have done a lot on the transfer market to strengthen our top and bottom line. If we all get in top shape, then we can play for all three titles. “
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