In an interview during the fall, Bayern Munich supervisory board member Uli Hoeneß indicated that Bayern Munich does not have much left in its fixed deposit account. Bayern Munich CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen would like to respectfully clear the air on that matter.
“He [Hoeneß] says that because he’s worried that we’re crossing the limits with ever-increasing salaries, agent commissions, and transfer fees. And that we’ll suffer a fate like other big clubs have already experienced. Shortly after the interview
with you, Uli also said that FC Bayern is in great shape,” Dreesen told Welt am Sonntag (as captured by @iMiaSanMia). “We can afford any transfer we want. We have an excellent capital ratio, and FC Bayern is doing very well. But we want to be able to pay a player without having to run to the bank. That’s not in FC Bayern’s DNA. We want to be able to pay for it with our own earned money. Hence Uli’s statement about the fixed deposit account. His message is: We must use our resources prudently.”
Hoeneß has sound rationale for what he said, but Dreesen is also painting the picture that the club has the necessary resources to get a deal done in any circumstance — if the club views the money as worth it or well spent.
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