Bayern Munich legend Uli Hoeneß hit the hot mics to defend his recent statements about the deal that board member for sport Max Eberl made with Chelsea for Nicolas Jackson.
“Everything I said was very helpful for him (Max Eberl). Everything I said was meant to help him. What annoyed me a lot is the stupidity of some journalists. They interpreted my words as if I had something against Jackson. These (journalists) didn’t pay attention in maths because I said he won’t play 40 games from the start. We
still have 32 Bundesliga games. If we reach the Champions League final, which we hope we will, that adds 13 games. The total is 45 games,” Hoeneß told Sky Germany (as captured by @iMiaSanMia). “The DFB-Pokal games do not count. So, he would have to start all these games. He will go to the African Cup in January, so he can’t start 40 games, that’s what I said.
“What I wanted was to help Max, because he was accused of granting this option (obligation to buy). The same goes for the fact that the player and his agent contributed to the deal. That’s something positive, because it took the loan fee down to €13.5m. Those are positive things. Apparently, I’m Max’s biggest defender. Maybe he could have said that himself – if he did, he wouldn’t have been criticized for days.”
Hoeneß is correct — he did not fabricate anything, nor did he try to hide anything about the deal. In fact, he enlightened the fanbase on the intricacies of the arrangement, which absolutely changes the public perception of the move.
Why Eberl did not release the information is curious, particularly as he was taking heat in some circles, but that does fall in line with the recent speculation that not everyone is aligned within the offices at Säbener Straße. Should this information be made formally available by public statements or is it a private matter?
Is anything private any more? That might be too deep a question for the world of sport.
Bayern Munich is back in action this week and a tough slate of games lies ahead. Before we tackle all of that, though, there is much to unpack from Germany’s international break and the explosive performance from Uli Hoeneß on SPORT1-Doppelpass over the weekend.
Let’s get into all of that more on this edition of the Bavarian Podcast Works Show! This is what we have on tap:
- Let’s talk about the good, the bad, and ugly from Germany’s international break performances vs. Slovakia and Northern Ireland.
- Julian Nagelsmann is in a make-or-break period with Germany.
- Does the DFB need to think about bringing in Jürgen Klopp to overhaul the entire organization.
- Uli Hoeneß says Bayern Munich was the real winner of the transfer window and that Nicolas Jackson needs to get 40 starts for the obligation to buy clause to activate.
- Chuck quickly addresses Philadelphia’s return to the spotlight (for all of the wrong reasons).
- It’s time to turn focus back to Bayern Munich.
