{"id":34484,"date":"2025-09-11T17:07:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T16:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/?p=34484"},"modified":"2026-01-11T22:51:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T21:51:09","slug":"hoeness-bayern-winners-despite-missing-out-on-woltemade-wirtz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/hoeness-bayern-winners-despite-missing-out-on-woltemade-wirtz\/","title":{"rendered":"Hoeness: Bayern \u2018Winners\u2019 Despite Missing Out on Woltemade, Wirtz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.co.uk\/team\/bayern\/nVp0wiqd\/\">Bayern<\/a> Munich honorary president Uli Hoeness has defended the club\u2019s summer transfer business, insisting the German champions remain stronger than ever despite missing out on several top targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking on <em>Sport1-Doppelpass<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.co.uk\/player\/hoeness-ulrich\/dEeLGxt1\/\">Hoeness<\/a> admitted Bayern would have liked to sign Bayer Leverkusen playmaker Florian Wirtz but dismissed the idea of paying \u20ac150 million. He also downplayed Nick Woltemade\u2019s \u20ac90 million move to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flashscore.co.uk\/team\/newcastle\/p6ahwuwJ\/\">Newcastle United<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWoltemade is a good footballer and a super nice guy, but he\u2019s not worth \u20ac90 million,\u201d Hoeness said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 72-year-old pointed to the financial power of foreign clubs as Bayern\u2019s biggest obstacle in the market. \u201cIt\u2019s a monopoly,\u201d he argued.<br><div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> best online pharmacy with fast delivery <a href=\"https:\/\/mycarefinders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/html\/tamiflu-for-sale.html\">buy tamiflu online<\/a> with the lowest prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<br> \u201cYou land on Schlossallee [the most expensive square in German Monopoly], then some sheikh comes along and buys it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite missing out on Wirtz, Woltemade, and Nico Williams, Hoeness insisted: \u201cWe are the real winners because we have a very strong team.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bayern Munich honorary president Uli Hoeness has defended the club\u2019s summer transfer business, insisting the German champions remain stronger than ever despite missing out on several top targets. Speaking on Sport1-Doppelpass, Hoeness admitted Bayern would have liked to sign Bayer Leverkusen playmaker Florian Wirtz but dismissed the idea of paying \u20ac150 million. He also downplayed Nick Woltemade\u2019s \u20ac90 million move to Newcastle United. \u201cWoltemade is a good footballer and a super nice guy, but he\u2019s not worth \u20ac90 million,\u201d Hoeness said. 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