Bayern Munich honorary president Uli Hoeness has said that the club did the right thing by not pursuing big-money moves for Benjamin Sesko, Xavi Simons and Jamie Gittens. Recall that the Bundesliga heavyweights were strongly linked with all three players before their respective switches to Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea in the summer.
According to him, he can only praise the club for not giving in to supporters’ wishes to spend big in the summer, because Bayern Munich has clearly gained an edge over its rivals as a result.
Uli added that Kompany‘s willingness to give young players a chance has also helped the German club this season.
His words, “For months we were accused of not buying enough top-class or experienced players. That’s precisely what’s now a huge advantage for us, because we all decided together not to buy expensive players like Xavi [Simons] or [Jamie] Gittens, who had been discussed, or [Benjamin] Sesko, who costs €80 million.
Instead, we said, come on, let’s do nothing, let’s just loan [Nicolas] Jackson from Chelsea. And that’s how we ended up with a relatively balanced transfer budget. And we also have a coach [Vincent Kompany] who agreed to giving young players a chance.
The Thomas Muller decision [letting the forward leave upon the expiration of his contract] was also extremely tough, but important. Because one thing is clear: if Thomas Muller had stayed, he would have been on the bench – and then the whole stadium would have chanted ‘Muller, Muller’ every time someone was substituted. And then [Lennart] Karl and [Tom] Bischof would have been relegated to the sidelines.”
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