Transfers in football are very difficult. A lot of the time, it takes a lot of common ground for these transfers to happen. For people to work together as one cohesive unit. So what happens when that teamwork is missing? Bayern Munich’s summer transfer window may have given us a glimpse into what it looks like. According to Bild reporters Tobi Altschäffl and Christian Falk, as captured by @iMiaSanMia, it seems there was a big divide among the Bavarians’ decision makers:
Herbert Hainer and Karl-Heinz
Rummenigge stand behind Uli Hoeneß’ ‘loan only recommendation’. Everyone at FC Bayern knows that a mere recommendation from Uli Hoeneß is practically a law set in stone. For them, the new signing will only be a back-up player, and should not block the path and take minutes away from youth players The sporting management (Eberl, Freund, Kompany), however, is fighting for real reinforcements. Last season serves as a warning for them. When Bayern were eliminated in the Champions League quarterfinals by Inter, they were missing nine players. That would be a disaster with the current state of the squad. In the second season under Kompany, they want to achieve more than just the league title.
A house divided cannot stand. If this report is accurate, there will need to be some concessions made to find common ground or this summer’s chaos will extend beyond the current window.
