Bayern Munich’s former CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge spoke about the rumors about Antonio Rüdiger and Karim Adeyemi at the award ceremony of the German Football Ambassador initiative in Berlin. The member of the UEFA Executive Committee also called for a leaner calendar and declared the Super League “dead”.
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (ex-CEO FC Bayern) on …
… the time during the corona pandemic: “I’m here on behalf of the club. In 2020 in particular, we experienced great things with the six titles. Then even the seventh, by defending the championship. I can only recommend the team and Hansi (Flick; editor’s note .) Thank you very much. That was a great time, a frenzy of successes that we were able to experience. I will never forget that. “
… coach Julian Nagelsmann: “We got off to a good start. Now, unfortunately, he lost the last game against Frankfurt, but the team has played very good football so far. You can see his handwriting and he did it well. It’s important at Bayern Munich that you has got off to a good start. That makes things a little easier. I am optimistic that Bayern Munich will win the German championship again despite the little slip. As is well known, the Champions League will not start until February or March, when you are in the knockout phase is.”
… the rumors about Antonio Rüdiger: “I don’t want to get involved in possible transfer market matters. They’ll already know what they’re doing. I think Bayern are well positioned in central defense even without Rüdiger. Dayot Upamecano was a very good transfer, he’s been doing it very well so far Good. You also have Niklas Süle, Lucas Hernandez or Tanguy Nianzou. Now you have to wait and see what happens. Even with Süle, whose contract is expiring. Bayern don’t have to worry about defense. “
… the World Cup discussion: “I’m not a fan of inflationary developments in football when it comes to competitions. That’s why I’m not in favor of a World Cup every two years. It’s a bit short. We have to try to keep this football calendar, which is way too packed to reform and rationalize a bit. The players cannot do more than they are asked to do at the moment and accordingly the stakeholders, players, associations, leagues and clubs have to sit down and see what can be done you can also improve the quality of the football calendar. “
Rummenigge: “The Super League is dead”
… the Super League: “I think it will never come back. What happened there, with the founding and the surrender 48 hours later, was a blow for all twelve clubs. Why the three (Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, Juventus Turin, note d. I don’t quite understand. The topic of the Super League is settled, is dead. I don’t know whether you are doing it to bring about a face-saving or gentle solution, which you are trying to do through the Spanish courts will never come back to life, that’s clear. It was a big failure and the fans’ vote was clear: We don’t want something like that. “
… about the national team and the 2022 World Cup: “Qatar is in November of next year. So there are still 13 months. It was important that they got off to a good start with the three victories. This gave Hansi Flick peace of mind and the team gained self-confidence. They also got his handwriting. Now they have two games that will be a little harder than the last three, but on the other hand, the team is so well staffed individually and qualitatively that you don’t really have to worry. He will qualify for Qatar, that’s for now the most important thing. And then I am convinced that because he is very ambitious he will put together a team that will not be easy to beat. “
… Karim Adeyemi: “I still know him from Unterhaching. Manni Schwabl also contacted Uli Hoeneß back then and we weren’t ready to pay that much for him at the time. At that time the transfer should cost around three million euros. That was for one 16-year-olds at that time a very impressive sum. He has now developed well. I saw him in the last international match and now in the Champions League. He’s an interesting player. We’ll have to wait and see what happens there. Now it may cost a zero more in the back. “
Rummenigge is committed to financial fair play
… the contacts with FC Bayern and his plans in UEFA: “I have a very friendly and respectful relationship with Herbert Hainer and Oliver Kahn or also with Uli Hoeneß. It’s all wonderful. In terms of timing, it was the right decision that I made in the summer. From Oliver Kahn, to whom I hold the baton I am convinced that he will do well. I’m in the executive branch of UEFA. I ended up there because of the Super League. There was a lot of unrest and I headed the ECA for ten years some reassuring organ that I may have outlined. The most important task that now has to be mastered in club football is financial fair play. A good solution has to be found in the next few months to ensure a certain level of competition internationally states that English clubs or Paris can afford financial things through their owners that are not even possible for Bayern Munich. “
… his goals in UEFA: “I have a very good relationship with President Aleksander Ceferin, who is doing a good job there. I’ll accompany him. I don’t see myself responsible for the finances. I always had a relationship with the football that was played and it was always important to me that both my guts , as well as my head have said what is good and harmful for football. That’s what I’m trying to represent there. “
Rummenigge: Lewandowski deserves the Ballon d’Or
… Robert Lewandowski as a contender for the Ballon d’Or: “I wish it for him. I don’t know anyone in the world who deserves it more. He played a great season and even cracked Gerd Müller’s record, which I would never have thought possible. He also won the Champions League always played well and won everything there was to be won. Actually, he won it last year. Gianni Infantino gave it to him in Munich. That would be a repeat of that, but he would have deserved it. “
… the election of the new DFB President: “I stay out of it completely. I wish you that you find a good solution. With Hansi Flick you have now brought calm again in terms of sport and you now need a president who brings calm into the official business of the DFB and both from is accepted by the professionals as well as by the amateur associations. These two factors, sporting success and calm at the front, are the most important. “
… about the price: “Bayern Munich has been recognized for its sporting successes, but also for sustainability. We wanted to be successful on the pitch, but also have a lasting effect in normal life. The club has always succeeded in doing this. We have partnerships with the SOS, for example Children’s villages, which is a very important story and we installed it on campus especially during Corona times. We were also always known for the rescue games when a club was in need. The club is very solidarity with what is happening in football.
