Bayern Munich supervisory board member Uli Hoeneß was asked about Lothar Matthäus having predicted correctly that former VfB Stuttgart attacker Nick Woltemade would cost somewhere between €80-€100m.
Of course, Woltemade would move to Newcastle United for a deal worth a total package of €90 million (€85 + €5 million in a bonus structure), while Bayern Munich’s offer was rumored to top out at €55 million.
Hoeneß, however, does not buy it — despite Bayern Munich’s heavy interest in the Germany international.
“(Matthäus) was just lucky. He (Woltemade) isn’t worth the 90 million. That only happened because of the money flowing from Saudi Arabia,” said during an appearance on SPORT1-Doppelpass (as captured by @iMiaSanMia).
Ouch.
Uli Hoeneß has never been one to hold back and Newcastle might have engaged in a bit of a panic buy, but as the old adage goes — “You are worth whatever someone wants to pay you” or in this case, “You are worth whatever someone wants to pay for you.”
Bayern Munich is on break and the German national team got off to a bad start in this round of World Cup qualifiers. Let’s dive into all of that!
This is what we have on tap for this episode of the Bavarian Podcast Works — Weekend Warm-up Show:
- Thomas Müller was back at Bayern Munich this week (already!?)
- Is Germany heading down a bad road after another painful loss?
- Can Julian Nagelsmann get it back on track?
- Who is accountable? Is there accountability at all?
- Should Joshua Kimmich do the right thing and move to right-back (again)?
- Unpacking the Erik ten Hag debacle at Bayer Leverkusen. Sport Bild had a wild story on the situation.
Also, be sure to stay tuned to Bavarian Podcast Works for all of your up to date coverage on Bayern Munich and Germany. Check us out on Patreon and follow us on Twitter @BavarianFBWorks, @BavarianPodcast @TheBarrelBlog, @BFWCyler, @2012nonexistent, @TommyAdams71 and more.
