Honorary President about transfer summer
Hoeneß about Eberl: “Max is pretty sensitive”
07.09.2025 – 2:26 p.m.Reading time: 3 min.
Uli Hoeneß was a guest on Sunday in the “double pass” and also spoke about Bayern’s transfer summer – and criticized Max Eberl.
FC Bayern experienced a moving transfer summer. For the German record champions there was a cancellation of DFB star Florian Wirtz, who switched to Liverpool FC and a basket of VfB Stuttgart regarding Nick Woltemade. Honorary President Uli Hoeneß also showed in the anniversary “double pass” on Sunday that he had disagreements with sports director Max Eberl.
“He would have liked to buy a player, but we know our cash register. It is just as important as the sporting success. Barcelona greets. If you buy, buy, buy … Suddenly you have 1.2 billion debts.
Therefore, it is normal not to always agree. With Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, he also argued “often like the broom binder, but when the door was behind us, it was okay again,” said Hoeneß. Regarding Eberl, he said: “Max is quite sensitive.”
Most recently, there had been speculation that Eberl could resign from his office. “If he thought that way, they have to ask him themselves,” emphasized Hoeneß. However, this is not an issue on the part of those responsible. “We (the supervisory board, editor’s note) naturally discussed controversy as always, but the personnel Eberl was not an issue at all that you separate yourself or what.”
In general, the transfer period for Eberl was a difficult time “because it was put under pressure from the outside again and again. And it was always said:” He didn’t get it, he didn’t get it “,” said Hoeneß. Above all, the failed transfers of the two national players Wirtz and Woltmade had caused a stir in Munich. Both were switched to England for high sums.
Despite the missed desired players and criticism of the transfer summer, Uli Hoeneß sees FC Bayern in terms of sport. The club’s honorary president contradicted the accusation that the record champion had disappointed on the transfer market – on the contrary: “We are the actual winner because we have a very strong team,” said Hoeneß.
The competition from abroad was hard to beat financially. “This is Monopoly,” criticized Hoeneß and spoke about the international transfer business: “Cover up to Schlossallee, then there is some sheikh and then you can buy.”
Hoeneß defended Nicolas Jackson’s commitment from Chelsea. According to media reports, a rental fee of 16.5 million euros was due for the offensive player. Hoeneß referred to the financial comparability: “If I buy a player for five years for 80 million, it also costs 16 million depreciation a year.” The possible purchase obligation of 65 million euros is also linked to one condition: “This only has to be paid if he does 40 games from the start – the power of never,” said Hoeneß.