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Bavaria bosses strike back according to Matthew’s criticism
Updated on June 30th, 2025 – 04:42 a.m.Reading time: 2 min.
FC Bayern wants to sign Nick Woltemade. This has been known for a few days. But what about negotiations?
Bavaria’s sports director Max Eberl confirmed the record champions’ interest in Nick Woltemade from VfB Stuttgart. At DAZN, the 51-year-old said before the club World Cup round of ulcer against Flamengo: “We want to set up the squad for the next season and the next few years. Nick Woltemade is definitely a player with his development that we think about. Let’s see what is possible.”
At the same time, Eberl criticized developments in journalism: “There is now a boulevard journalism that is extreme. Everyone expresses himself, everyone has an opinion. This is justified, everyone can say something in a free world. But if things become very concrete when it is said that he has to earn or if it has to pay, then it is no longer a negotiation.”
With this, Eberl probably alluded to Lothar Matthäus, who said in the “Bild” that Woltemade was worth more than the 60 million euros, which initially circulated in public as a possible sum. “Stuttgart, Bavaria, Nick Woltemade – we would all lose now if astronomical sums are in the room. You can no longer talk factually, no longer talk about arguments because there is so much polemic around us. And we try to cool down again to have open, good conversations,” said Eberl.
Uli Hoeneß had polished in the “kicker” against the German record national player: “Lothar Matthäus does not have all the cups in his closet.” Matthäus is “no responsibility”, but, like in the Florian Wirtz case, who chose Liverpool and against Bayern FC, “with astronomical figures”. Matthäus then accused Bavarian Honorary President of living “in his own world”. Hoeneß no longer understands the modern transfer market, says Matthew.
Max Eberl now emphasized at DAZN: “It is clear that Bayern Munich and all other clubs will not pay moon prices for players. If they are utopian prices, then you have to accept this and go to another target player.”
Bavaria President Herbert Hainer also intervened on Tuesday evening and protected Hoeneß: “Standing on the sidelines, taking no responsibility and calling something from time to time-that’s one thing. Uli Hoeneß, on the other hand, is still in the middle of the field, as a member of our supervisory board, directs FC Bavaria-and that is one of the absolute top clubs in Europe,” Hainer told Bild. “Uli Hoeneß is invaluable for FC Bayern with his expertise, his commitment and experience.