Karl-Heinz Rummenigge turns 70, however he does not take into consideration quitting. The former CEO believes that FC Bayern Uli Hoeneß and he additionally wants him as an influential membership. Until all the things “Bayern-like” ticks.
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge is satisfied that FC Bayern Munich Uli Hoeneß and he’ll take him as an influential member of the supervisory board for some time. Before his seventieth birthday, the previous CEO considers an pressing plea for his companion Hoeneß (73), who retains inflicting a stir with hanging appearances.
“I have to say one thing, regardless of myself: FC Bayern doesn’t need less Uli Hoeneß, he needs more Uli Hoeneß,” mentioned Rummenigge of the dpa earlier than his milestone birthday on Thursday.
He himself had cleared his publish as CEO in mid -2021 after nearly twenty years a couple of months earlier than the top of the contract for Oliver Kahn. After the spectacular separation from Kahn and sports activities director Hasan Salihamidzic, Rummenigge returned to the German soccer file champion as a member of the supervisory board lower than 24 months later.
“All of this has led to faults”
“Uli Hoeneß called me at the time and said it didn’t work that way,” mentioned Rummenigge: “From Julian Nagelsmann, who was supposed to be a coach for many years, you had separated. Thomas Tuchel came as a successor, but he never worked in this club. All of this has led to upheavals. Uli said to me:” You have to assist me. “I don’t have to do it alone. ‘”
Since then, efforts have been made collectively to seek out “a certain continuity” within the membership administration and particularly on the board. “Overall, we need a board of directors who ticks and works. Everything is not done, but we have come back on a good, real way,” mentioned Rummenigge. At the top of the month, CFO Michael Diederich is eradicated, for whom one should first discover “a good successor”.
Another central job of the Supervisory Board is the management of funds. “And the salary costs have grown too quickly on the order that is not entirely harmless,” warned the previous Bavarian boss. He calls for: “You also have to say the little word no.”
You have to inform the gamers and their consultants: “We don’t want to do that. We don’t want to. The players always talk about appreciation. But this form of appreciation in football is now a currency called euro. But it is not worth a player in the world that you as a club do financial madness.”
“Always be a industry leader”
There was additionally controversy in the summertime switch interval with the sports activities director Max Eberl, which was liable for squad planning. Hoeneß lately known as Eberl “sensitive” at a TV look and gave him recommendation.
No drawback, says Rummenigge: “If there is a bit in between, it just arises. There is the Bavarian culture of dispute. Uli did it with me until the excess, sometimes the doors flew out of the fishing.”
The purpose of all Hoeneß commerce and he at all times stays the identical: “Our club should always be the industry leader nationally. And internationally, if things go well, we want to go very far again.”
In the talk a couple of pioneering orientation for the longer term, Rummenigge can even think about a second profession by Thomas Müller within the administration of FC Bayern Munich. “It is the fans and club’s wish that former players at Bayern Munich take a leadership role,” he mentioned.
Thoughts about Müller
The 36-year-old Müller left his long-term membership in summer time after his skilled contract was now not prolonged. The file participant of FC Bayern (756 video games) and soccer world champion from 2014, embellished with many titles, is presently ending his profession on the Vancouver Whitecaps within the Major League Soccer. Rummenigge welcomes this step.
“I think Thomas did it right. He has new experiences in North America, expands his horizon, perfects a different language and gets to know a new culture. He could prepare a little bit for a possible job there,” mentioned Rummenigge, who was additionally as soon as a participant of FC Bayern after which grew to become the primary chairman of the board in 2002.
At first, nevertheless, it’s essential what Müller really needed after his participant profession. “He has to feel like this completely new challenge. He played football at the highest level, that would help him unquestionably. And he knows the club very well. But of course it is also: a board or manager post is a completely different job than that on the pitch,” mentioned Rummenigge.
JB with dpa
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