Hoeneß defends criticism of Eberl: "The truth is still the truth" | OneFootball

Uli Hoeneß has spoken out again after his much-discussed appearance on SPORT1's Doppelpass, emphasizing that his comments about Max Eberl and the transfer of Nicolas Jackson were not meant as criticism, but as support.

The honorary president of the German record champions had described the sports director as "quite sensitive" on Sunday and publicly discussed contract details of the Chelsea loan player. Statements that caused a lot of discussion in the past few days and were interpreted by many observers as an attack on Eberl.

"I wanted to help Max"

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However, Hoeneß does not want to know anything about a disagreement. "I have absolutely no reason to talk to Max. I am of the opinion that what I said is absolutely okay. That's the truth. The truth will remain the same," the 73-year-old said now on the sidelines of a reception with Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder.

Particularly the revelation that a purchase obligation for Jackson would only apply if he started in 40 matches caused a stir. Hoeneß calculated that this number was unrealistic given the possible matches in the Bundesliga, Champions League and DFB Cup: "He can't even play these 40 games."

According to his own account, Hoeneß wanted to strengthen Eberl's position with his words: "I wanted to help Max with this, because they accused him of having granted this option. Everything I said was very helpful for him. Everything I said was meant to help him."

At the same time, Hoeneß criticized that Eberl did not respond to the accusations himself: "Apparently I am Max's biggest defender. Maybe he could have said that himself. Then he wouldn't have gotten beaten up for a few days."

Rumors of resignation rejected

Recently, there has been speculation about a possible resignation of the sports director. The background was internal tensions and the supervisory board's directive to make no further purchases after the costly transfer weeks, but only loans. However, these rumors were quickly denied by the club.

Eberl himself has not yet commented on Hoeneß's statements. However, it is clear: The honorary president remains a decisive influence factor at Säbener Straße in his role as a supervisory board member - and is not afraid to show this publicly.

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