“Lives in his own world”
Matthew reacts to Hoeneß attack-and criticizes Eberl
02.07.2025 – 07:38 a.m.Reading time: 2 min.
The zoff between Lothar Matthäus and Uli Hoeneß continues. The record national player reacts to the attack of the Bayern patron-and also criticizes Max Eberl.
The differences between Lothar Matthäus and Uli Hoeneß finally seem to be insurmountable. The former Bayern captain believes that a pronunciation with the club’s honorary president is senseless.
“Setting up with Uli Hoeneß no longer makes any sense,” said Matthew in an interview of the “Sport Bild”. “As I respect his life’s work, he seems to be the other way around,” Matthew found clear words.
The trigger for the latest escalation was a comment from Matthäus for a possible transfer fee of 80 to 100 million euros for VfB striker Nick Woltemade. The national player is said to be the focus of FC Bayern. Hoeneß reacted sharply and accused Matthäus of “no longer having all the cups in the closet”.
Matthew was unimpressed by this. “I have been used to the attacks by Uli Hoeneß for 20, 25. So that bounces off me,” said the 64-year-old. “Uli Hoeneß may lack reality here: On the one hand, he demands very high sums for his own players – at Jamal Musiala, a possible exit clause should move around 180 million – but on the other hand, does not see that players from other clubs also have their price. He lives in his own world,” said Matthew.
He also expressed doubts as to whether a change in Woltemades to Munich would already make sense this summer. Although he described the international as a “great player”, he added: “I don’t know if you should get him right away.”
Matthäus sees a possible solution in the fact that the offensive player stays with VfB Stuttgart for another year and only moves to Bayern after the 2026 World Cup. The record national player is convinced: “Bayern should already make Woltemade clear.” At the same time, he questions how the 22-year-old would fit into the game system of coach Vincent Kompany: “In the system that Kompany chose for a year, it does not fit in.”
Matthäus not only hides Hoeneß with Bayern. He also criticizes the sports director Max Eberl: “There are things that did not go well: the coaching search last year, even if Max Eberl had a good and happy hand in the end. The Wirtz deal did not work. Bayern-like, “said the record national player.
Eberl do too many things that would come back “like a boomerang”. Therefore, he had to put up with questions and do not react with an attack towards the questioner. Overall, Matthäus only gives the work of Eber’s grade 4. “There were too many inconsistencies. And in his external presentation, Max Eberl is often too smug to me, he tries to make things away and attack. Eberl just has to become more sovereign,” said Matthäus.