This is a free country with free speech. Pretty simple stuff, really.
Bayern Munich has made their desire to sign Florian Wirtz very public, with supervisory board members Uli Hoeness and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge freely admitting the club’s desire to sign the Bayer Leverkusen ace. Unsurprisingly, this annoyed Leverkusen CEO Fernando Carro, who called these comments “totally inappropriate.” This is what happens when big business men who like to make public statements get into conflict, people.
Someone who is perhaps less inclined to make controversial statements (he does not need to make statements to cause controversies) is Bayern’s board member for sport, Max Eberl, who addressed Carro’s retort at the press conference ahead of the Bavarians’ clash against FSV Mainz 05 on Saturday.
“I think I’ve never said anything about Florian,” Eberl stated, as captured by @iMiaSanMia. “We made the statements as a club in the form of Uli and Kalle, both of whom appreciate the player. But if you ask me personally I think I’ve always remained discreet about this topic. We want to focus on sporting success now and then will do our squad planning for the future. If Fernando is annoyed, he has the right to make these statements. We live in a free world.”
Indeed, that is about the sum of things. Bayern themselves have expressed frustration at public statements in the past, such as when FC Barcelona openly expressed interest in Bayern’s midfield general Joshua Kimmich. Annoyance at such public statements is more than justified.
