"Prices aren’t up to me": Matthäus takes a swipe at Hoeneß | OneFootball

The heated debate surrounding Nick Woltemade had recently died down – but now Lothar Matthäus is reigniting the dispute with FC Bayern. In doing so, he is deliberately targeting a particular individual.

With clear words, Matthäus once again addresses an earlier attack from Uli Hoeneß. The record national player points to the recent loan of Nicolas Jackson and questions Munich’s transfer policy: “I don’t set the prices, clubs and managers do. And when you see that a player has now been signed for a world record loan fee – 16.5 million euros for one year – then that’s the highest price.”

He continued to jab in the direction of the Bayern patron: “So why is Uli Hoeneß getting upset that I mentioned 80 to 100 million euros for Woltemade, while they are now paying 16.5 million for a one-year loan?” Matthäus told BILD.

The background: Bayern wanted to secure the services of Nick Woltemade in the summer and offered more than 60 million euros. However, VfB Stuttgart declined – Newcastle United ultimately paid up to 90 million euros. Instead, Bayern signed Nicolas Jackson from FC Chelsea – on loan for 16.5 million euros.

Hoeneß on Matthäus: “He’s not all there”

Uli Hoeneß had previously sharply attacked Matthäus after the latter had valued Nick Woltemade at up to 100 million euros. The honorary president of FC Bayern then said that Matthäus “isn’t all there.” The TV pundit did not leave this unanswered: “I’m used to Uli’s insults. He’s been doing it for 20, 25 years.”

President Herbert Hainer also demonstratively backed Hoeneß: “Uli Hoeneß is still right in the middle of things, steering the fortunes of FC Bayern as a member of our supervisory board – and he’s part of one of the absolute top clubs in Europe,” he told BILD. A clear dig at Matthäus, who had previously accused Hoeneß of “living in his own world.”

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