For Bayern Munich, everything was in perfect order just a month ago, but suddenly things changed for the worse. First they dropped their points advantage over Leverkusen (but in the meantime Bayer failed also), then they had some serious injuries ahead of the crucial Champions League game with Inter (they lost the first match 2-1) and the situation with Thomas Muller is not helpful at all. The Bayern‘s legend, a rare player who came from Bayern‘s academy and made it, a former German international will be leaving the club, as the Bavarians failed to offer him any kind of deal. And the club‘s real boss, Uli Honess, admitted his mistake with Muller.🚨💬 Uli Hoeneß explains in an interview with @julienwolffwelt that Thomas #Müller did not receive a new contract primarily for financial reasons:“If FC Bayern’s financial situation were still the same as it was, say, three years ago, the decision in Müller’s case might have… pic.twitter.com/E0xafgznAB— Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) April 11, 2025 The club‘s legend, who is currently ‘only‘ honorary president but in fact is the boss talked about Thomas and indicated that he made a mistake, but not for letting him go, but for not telling him that earlier. During the premiere of documentary about Muller in February, Hoeness said that he would extend his contract ‘anytime‘ but that since he is not a first-team player it would be better if he retires.“I’m incredibly annoyed that I said that becaue I actually wanted to build a bridge for Thomas, because I already knew at that point that his contract would not be renewed. And it would have been better if he had made the decision and not Bayern. I’ve seen many, many great players retire. Gunter Netzer, Wolfgang Overath, Franz Beckenbauer, and Gerd Muller. All of them ended up falling apart because they simply didn’t want to accept that they were no longer as good as they would have liked to be“ he now said to Bild.BVB avoid defeat in Munich and give Lever another lifeHe also wanted to make sure that it was not his sole decision not to offer the fan‘s favorite a contract extension, but rather a joint one.“We made mistakes by giving Thomas the impression for too long that his contract might be extended. And when the sporting management had the discussions with him, the decision had actually been made not to extend his contract. That was the starting point for a certain amount of unrest. Thomas wasn’t prepared for it and was naturally angry. This decision was made jointly by the entire club. And there was not a single person— not a single person —on the committees, including the supervisory board, who had a different opinion. It was poorly communicated. You have to take responsibility for that, otherwise you won’t“ said Hoeness.Muller responds to Dortmund rumorsThe Bayern boss also addressed rumors that sporting director Max Eberl is not doing a good job and that he will be removed after only one season.“Max came a year ago, and that was a difficult situation. We didn’t have a coach. Max found Vincent Kompany. Max, along with Christoph Freund, brought in Michael Olise, one of the best players in recent months. I think Max is doing a good job. Now we should let him work in peace. At the end of the day, what counts is the success and the results. This all looks pretty good“ he said.End of an era: Thomas Muller will leave Bayern MunichIt‘s not a secret that Bayern wants to sign Florian Wirtz this May, and Hoeness spoke about the player many times. But this time he revealed the spoke with his parents.“They were at Tegernsee, that was over nine months or a year ago. It wasn’t about a transfer at all. I just helped the family now and then and gave them advice on certain things, like sponsorship. His father approached me to ask if I could help him. That was the background. But we never specifically discussed Florian’s move to FC Bayern. Above all, we mustn’t forget that he still has two years left on his contract with Bayer Leverkusen. And if Leverkusen says, ‘We’re not letting him go,’ then we can turn things around. To act now as if this story is over, I find that totally dubious”.##NAJAVA_MECA_8850139##Hoeness also commented on Bayern‘s terrible 2023/24 season, when they lost the title after 11 straight years and even finished in third place.”Last year was an absolute disaster. We became an average team. We ended up third. So that’s pretty much the worst thing that could happen to FC Bayern. You can’t compare last year’s situation with this year’s. We have to be careful not to take a German championship, which we hope to win, for granted“ said Hoeness.
