Uli Hoeneß has revealed the challenges that await the future leaders of FC Bayern. The honorary president believes the record champions are in an excellent economic and sporting position – but at the same time warns against taking the club’s status for granted
In an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Uli Hoeneß spoke at length about the future of FC Bayern and what his successors will have to achieve in order to keep the club at the top of Europe in the long term
The 74-year-old made it clear that sustainable success is much more difficult than the way to the top. „One of my life lessons is: getting to the top is possible and relatively easy. But as soon as you get there, the air gets thinner, you are attacked, people want to bring you down,“ explained Hoeneß
This is precisely why the Bayern patron sees the greatest challenge in defending the club’s current status in the long term. „That will be the challenge for our successors in the coming years: defending the status we have today,“ said Hoeneß
At the same time, the honorary president was extremely satisfied with the current situation of the record champions: „Because I have to say that FC Bayern is in better shape than it has been for a long time.“
Hoeneß emphasizes Bayern’s special position in Europe
Hoeneß continues to be particularly proud of the club’s economic foundation. FC Bayern is repeatedly criticized for its financial advantage – but for the long-standing president, this argument falls short
„When I hear our competitors say: ‚The economic advantage, the economic advantage‘ – don’t you think that Berlin, Hamburg, Frankfurt and Stuttgart would have had the same conditions as us in Munich?“ Hoeneß asked provocatively
Above all, the 74-year-old emphasized the club’s financial independence. In international comparison, he still sees FC Bayern in a special role
„When we meet our friends from Real Madrid before Champions League matches, they always ask: How do you do it? No debt, no sheikh, no oligarch, no hedge fund,“ Hoeneß revealed
In conclusion, the Bayern patron made it clear what he believes the club can be particularly proud of: „We can be proud of that.“