Bayern bosses divide against Matthew
“That’s not okay”
Updated on June 30th, 2025 – 9:52 a.m.Reading time: 2 min.
The million-out poker around international Nick Woltemade has triggered a dispute between Lothar Matthäus and Uli Hoeneß. The Honorary President of Munich receives expectable support.
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 itself, 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 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. “If 80 to 100 million had been called, I wouldn’t have surprised me,” said Matthäus.
“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,” countered Eberl now and said the streaming service: ” Paying moon prices for players.
Eberl also emphasized that Matthew’s statements “go too far”. In contrast, honorary president Uli Hoeneß “simply fully” fought. “It is also not okay either. Even a world footballer like Lothar Matthäus shouldn’t do that,” said Eberl.
The verbal duel between Hoeneß and Matthew had rocked up over the weekend. The former Bayern professional accused Hoeneß to live “in his own world” and no longer understand the modern transfer market. Hoeneß, in turn, told the “kicker” that Matthäus had not all cups in the closet in view of his statements in the Causa Woltemade.
Bavaria President Herbert Hainer also intervened on Tuesday evening and protected Hoeneß: “Standing on the sidelines 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 the fortunes of FC Bavaria-and he is one of the absolute top clubs in Europe,” Hainer told Bild. For FC Bayern, Hoeneß is invaluable for all of us with his expertise, commitment and experience. To say something else is absurd. “