Hoeneß announces Bayern transfer offensive

Munich – The Bundesliga top match and the next day – Much remains to be said about the consequences of Borussia Dortmund's 3-2 victory over FC Bayern. All observers agree on one point, and Bayern President Uli Hoeneß stressed on Sunday during a telephone conversation in the Sky Wontorra talk show: "I can say that we have witnessed a great match of the Bundesliga on both sides for football and the Bundesliga. "

Despite the best performance of the record champion of the season, the latter returned home without a meter, which Hoeneß was pissed off (despite an ugly shower of beer in the stands, reported tz.de *), but not as enraged as Another match a few weeks ago. "I am less angry or sad today than it was a few weeks ago when we lost to Gladbach," said the 66-year-old. "Our team has shown that they are doing well, and I am optimistic about the weeks to come." Although one may wonder if Dortmund wants to play a little more on the defensive, "you're always smarter after the match I am more than satisfied with the team. "

He did not want to criticize the player, the doctor or the coach for allegations concerning the position and performance of Mats Hummel. Coach Niko Kovac is still not up for grabs. Hoeness: "The team is not playing for the coach, but for Bayern Munich.The subject Niko Kovac has never been a problem.It is what they have shown impressively. "

Watzke on Bayern: "I do not have the impression that they are weak"

Hans-Joachim Watze, CEO of Borussia Dortmund, does not want to know anything about a change of guard who was invited into the studio during the show. "I do not have the impression that Bayern is weak," he said as he watched the match on Saturday night. "The team proved that it worked perfectly." The reason for the table change, but he does not see in Bayern's staggering results: "The Bundesliga is stronger this year, it's very clear." And further on: "The phase where you have won 80, 90 points, is over." Nevertheless, it gives sobering thought: "We had for the first time in 14 years a replacement bank, which is not worth it. Was not hidden from Bayern Munich. "

Despite the injuries and criticisms of Bayern's transfer policy, the portfolio will not be open in winter. "We will not do any activity on the transfer market," said Uli Hoeneß in the perspective of the winter break, while announcing: "Next year will be the second stage of upheaval, as the team evolves. " Recently, he had already realized his dream. sign a PSG star, expressed (tz.de * reported).

Uli Hoeneß announces @SkySportDE an exciting summer to @FCBayern "The second stage of the upheaval will change the face of the team a lot." Transfer the lively and animated mucking of Altstar? #BVBFCB

– Manuel Bonke (@mano_bonke) November 11, 2018

Watzke, however, is not worried about the loss of Borussia Dortmund after returning to the top of the Bundesliga, again performing ahead of Bayern. "Next year, one of our boys wearing Bayern Munich jersey, I went away, we made a small provision there, there is no exit clause for us," he said. said the managing director of BVB. "At the time of Robert Lewandowski and Mario Götze, we could not fight back," commented Watzke on transfers from the two stars a few years ago. Götze had used an exit clause for the 2013/2014 season and had been transferred to Munich for 37 million euros. In the summer of 2014, goalkeeper Lewandowski followed him unhindered.

Hoeneß: "Will the championship be exciting until the last match?"

Expert Stefan Effenberg told Sport1's Doppelpbad in parallel: "Maybe too many players have already spent too much time – the older generation, more than 30 years old." At one point, hunger No longer exists, it is getting into some saturation.The change has been missed. "And further:" It should be pushed further, that's what they see now. "

Uli Hoeness and Rummenigge at the match. #BVBFCB pic.twitter.com/8kfD5Z0KR0

– Bavaria and Germany (@iMiaSanMia) November 10, 2018

Borussia Dortmund are now seven points clear of Bayern. The record champion could lose a victory of RB Leipzig against Leverkusen on Sunday even in fourth place. "In Dortmund, nobody is above the championship," says Hoeneß. Of course, he does not think of giving up: "It is clear that we are trying to bring this championship to Munich until the last match.The Bundesliga is really fun.The championship will remain exciting until the last match, you can so be sure. "

However, Bayern have never been able to catch up with the Bundesliga's history with a seven-point deficit after eleven matches and still win the title.

Florian White with dpa

* tz.de is part of the national digital publishing network Ippen.