The hate is real.
Bayer Leverkusen CEO Fernando Carro really could not hide his excitement about Bayern Munich’s failure to land Florian Wirtz. When asked if he was happy that Wirtz joined Liverpool instead of Bayern Munich, Carro could not wait to give a response.
“Honestly, yes. I have a different opinion than Hans-Joachim Watzke. I don’t understand why, as the boss of Borussia Dortmund, he would have been happy if Wirtz had gone to Munich. Bayern would then have been even stronger. I want an exciting
Bundesliga. I’m happy if more clubs—besides us—make life difficult for Bayern, because I believe the Bundesliga benefits from that,” Carro told Welt am Sonntag (as captured by @iMiaSanMia). “When Florian and his parents told us they chose Liverpool, we weren’t sad under the circumstances. It’s no secret that we preferred a transfer abroad.
When asked whether or not Bayern Munich made an offer to Bayern Leverkusen, Carro was happy to detail how he shot down the Bavarians.
“Yes, in spring. Jan-Christian Dreesen contacted me. He told me that he and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge wanted to talk to us about Florian Wirtz. I said: We have no interest in selling our best player to Munich. Then there were no more concrete talks. Bayern were apparently convinced that Florian would choose them. I told them: We have other information,” Carro noted.
Yeah, there is bad blood.
The careers of Liverpool FC’s Luis Diaz and Bayern Munich board member for sport Max Eberl could end up intertwined if the transfer move goes through. Meanwhile, is the rest of the Bundesliga sick of being bullied by Bayern Munich and is the league bleeding too much talent? Also, Paul Wanner and Lennart Karl could be in line for opportunities during the preseason...can the youngster take advantage of those chances? Finally, the father of Florian Wirtz talks through how the decision to join Liverpool played out and you can hear how HBO screwed BPW this week. You can get all of that on the latest edition of the Bavarian Podcast Works — Weekend Warm-up Show! The podcast is available on Patreon, Acast, Spotify, any leading podcast distributor, or below:
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