Hoeneß: With Müller It Would Have Gone Differently Three Years Ago – For Wirtz The Cornthorn Is Missing

Saving at FC Bayern

In the event of a career end in summer, Uli Hoeneß would recommend a educational trip to Munich’s record player Thomas Müller (35). “If he stops playing football in summer, I would personally advise him to look around for a year or two – on behalf of FC Bayern – all over the world in sports,” said the club patron of “Welt am Sonntag”.

“My idea: he goes to study the NBA for three months, three months the NFL, then to England, for example to Manchester United. He then comes back with a certain experience. And discusses what he could do at FC Bayern in the future.” Müller and FC Bayern separate from each other in summer after 25 years. The further plans of the 2014 world champion are not yet known. In any case, FC Bayern wants to involve him in the association’s work in the future. “There are so many tasks in the club that Thomas Müller will always find a place,” said honorary president Hoeneß.

Hoeneß also contradicted rumors that there were discrepancies between the club and Müller. That is “a fairy tale,” said Hoeneß. The 35-year-old himself had recently announced that there was no resentment. “Thomas is one of my favorite players. In the past two years I have told him again and again that I would like to sit down with him to talk about his plans for the future.”

Hoeneß considers Müller “to be an absolutely capable” man, “who in future can also keep the threads of FC Bayern outside the soccer field. He has shown interest, but always said: ‘Now not yet!'” Hoeneß himself had suggested the end of the offensive star at the premiere of Müller’s documentation in February. “I wanted to build Thomas a bridge with it that it may also be possible to get out that it may not be extended. I think no fan is happy if Thomas Müller is only on the bench.”

In the end, the financial situation also played a role in the decision. “If the economic situation of FC Bayern would still be as before, we say, three years, the decision in the case of Müller might have been different,” said Hoeneß, who confessed: “FC Bayern has to save clearly. We don’t have to rethink much more.”

Hoeneß: FC Bayern is missing the money for Wirtz transfer

Hoeneß has therefore excluded a possible change from national player Florian Wirtz (21) from Bayer Leverkusen to FC Bayern. “We need a special fund for his transfer like the federal government. So this is not an issue at the moment,” said the member of the Supervisory Board. In order to be able to manage transfers of this size, one may have to “under certain circumstances to the bank’s credit department. This is actually new to Bayern.”

Hoeneß would still like to see the offensive player at the record champion. “But that’s my opinion as a private person and the player is under contract with Bayer Leverkusen,” he said. Accordingly, participation in the club World Cup in summer alone means that the Munich team does not make a big loss this year. “But it won’t exist next year. FC Bayern has always made profits for 25 years. We must not drift to the fact that it is constantly making great losses.”

The aim of FC Bayern: “Detain new markets”

Hoeneß sees the leaders of the Bundesliga forced to save salaries, for example, and increase income. “When our team plays attractive football, you can open up new markets when it comes to marketing. The German television markets are more or less closed.”

However, the costly contract extensions with Joshua Kimmich (30), Jamal Musiala (22) and Alphonso Davies (24) and the now 39-year-old Manuel Neuer defended Hoeneß. “These extensions were expensive. But we agreed to them. It is crucial that we have these players,” he said. Around Kimmich as the future captain, you want to build a team. “And when a player is young, has potential and attracts great interest internationally, you can go across certain limits.”

The whereabouts of the shaped Leroy Sané (29) are also conceivable for lower covers. The offensive player should have a new three -year contract, which sports director Christoph Freund did not want to confirm on Friday. “His contract runs out. Leroy plays well. It is conceivable that he stays with us,” said Hoeneß, who, with a view to the also strengthened Leon Goretzka (30), who has been considered a seller for a long time, added: “Leon has another year. Next time: to be successful in sports without us being able to economically draw from the very big cornucopia. ”