Recently, Bayern Munich board member Uli Hoeneß spoke at a media roundtable and addressed multiple topics from Donald Trump to FC Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal to the Bavarians’ current inability to sign players without selling first. The media was highly critical of the latter, suggesting that these comments merely serve to hinder the club’s transfer activity.
But CFO Michael Diederich disagrees. Speaking to Tz, as captured by @iMiaSanMia, he explained why: “The reporting on him [Hoeneß] or his statements has been presented incorrectly or taken out of context. People like to construct conflicts with him that don’t actually exist at FC Bayern. The fact is: I appreciate the intensive discussion with Uli. Everything he does, he always does for FC Bayern and he often speaks out about what concerns many of us, whether it’s about sporting or economic topics. I also appreciate the expertise of Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, the exchange with Herbert Hainer, the daily collaboration with Jan-Christian Dreesen and Max Eberl.”
It is not only vital that Hoeneß speaks out about his concerns but it is also just who he is to make these comments. But Diederich does not explain why it is important for the former Bayern president to make these concerns public. As long as the public struggles to find a reason behind Hoeneß’s comments and no explanation is given, his comments will always be under the greatest of scrutiny.