Tension at home Bayern Munich around the future of Konrad Laimerwith the contract renewal still far away and the club determined not to let the conditions be dictated to them. The honorary president was the one to clarify Uli Hoeneßwho commented on the situation bluntly, underlining how the player’s requests must be contextualized with respect to his value and the club’s salary cap.
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The phrase that makes noise at Bayern Munich and the attack on Laimer
His words were very clear and caused discussion: “Konny is a player I respect a lot, but he’s not Maradona or Kane. Players like him have to accept that there are limits, even if they earn a very good salary.”
🚨🛑 FC Bayern and Konrad Laimer are still far apart in negotiations. Uli Hoeneß told DAZN: “Konny is a player I value highly, but he’s not Maradona. Players like him have to accept that there are limits (…) And what he currently earns is something very few clubs in Europe can… pic.twitter.com/ttwDXjf9rM
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Hoeneß then escalated the issue on an economic and perspective level, also linking the discussion to the player’s contractual situation: “He still has a year left on his contract, yet sometimes it is taken for granted that he will no longer play for us from July 1st onwards. He could leave on a free transfer in the summer of 2027, and will be 30 years old by then, a factor that obviously needs to be taken into account. Furthermore, the salary he currently receives can only be offered by very few clubs in Europe.”
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The indirect reference to Harry Kane it is not a coincidence: Bayern is managing multiple delicate situations on the renewal and signing front, trying to maintain a balance between sustainability and competitiveness. On the Laimer case, the club remains firm on its line: offer already on the table, but significant distance on financial requests. The parties are not close at the moment, even if the dialogue continues. But a statement like that definitely won’t help a situation which already seems to be very angular.
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