At the end of July, the FC Bayern pros are on their way to Asia to drum up publicity and take an important step in preparing for the season. Although supervisory board member Uli Hoeneß has been actively involved in day-to-day business again in recent months, according to a media report, the club patron is not on the plane.
Uli Hoeneß decided not to travel to Japan and Singapore, reports “Bild”. The Bayern entourage will be traveling through Asia from July 24th to August 3rd.
Since the 71-year-old had returned more and more to day-to-day business after the change in management at FC Bayern and had made important personnel decisions, it would not have been a surprise that the honorary president would have attended. According to “Bild”, there could be health reasons why Hoeneß stays in Munich.
The Bayern maker had already avoided several trips to away games last season. According to the tabloid, after the 3-1 defeat on the penultimate day of the Bundesliga match against RB Leipzig, he even had to go to the hospital for a check-up due to mild heart problems. Hoeneß is currently dealing with an inflammation of the bursa on his right elbow, the report also says. He wears a bandage on his right arm.
FC Bayern begins preparation for the new season
Meanwhile, FC Bayern is now preparing for the new season. After the obligatory performance diagnostics, head coach Thomas Tuchel invites the team to their first training session at Tegernsee on Saturday. The people of Munich will be sweating there until July 20th.
After the team presentation on July 23, the Bavarian entourage sets off for the Audi Summer Tour. A friendly against Manchester City is scheduled for July 26, after which the record champions will face Japanese club Kawasaki Frontale (July 29) and Liverpool FC (August 2).
After returning to Germany, Munich will test against AS Monaco in Unterhaching on August 7th, on August 12th the first barometer will be against RB Leipzig in a duel between champions and cup winners. The Supercup will be held in the Allianz Arena.