Bayern honorary president Hoeness spoke about Thomas Muller in an interview, saying that the club's mistake was to make Muller think he would renew his contract.

Talk about Thomas Mueller

Hoeness: It would have been better if he had made the decision himself, not Bayern. I've seen many, many great players retire, Netzer, O'Verat, Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller. In the end, they all have problems with them, because they just don't want to accept that they are not as good as they used to be.

We made the mistake of letting Thomas Muller think his contract might be renewed for too long. And when the sports management started a conversation with him, they had actually decided not to renew his contract. This is where the turmoil began. Thomas Mueller was unprepared and, of course, angry.

The decision was made by the entire club. Of all the committee members, including the Supervisory Board, not one – and really none – disagreed. It's just too poorly communicated. We must be held accountable for this.

Talking about last season's big four, all empty

Hoeness: Last season was a complete disaster. We turned into a mediocre team and ended up in third. For Bayern, this is almost the worst possible outcome. You can't compare last year's situation to this year's. We want to win the league this year, but we can't take it for granted.

On injuries this season

Hoeness: I've been at Bayern for so many years and I've never experienced such a serious series of injuries. We now have five or six starters who will be out for months. No team can really cope with that. So, we have to have the right mentality, especially for Wednesday's game. Because we can only win games if the players play extraordinarily.

Talk about his meeting with Wirtz's parents

Hoeness: They were in Lake Tegen, and that was nine months or even a year ago. It wasn't about the transfer at all. I just helped the family and gave them some advice, like about sponsorship. His father reached out to me and asked if I could help, and that's why. But we never specifically discussed Wirtz's move to Bayern. Let's not forget that he has two years left on his contract with Bayer Leverkusen. If Bayer Leverkusen had said, 'We're not going to let people go,' then there would be no need to talk about it at all." I think those who say it's as if it's done are so unreliable.

Talking about whether Bayern's financial situation allows for the introduction of players of Wirtz's level

赫内斯：拜仁目前的状况非常好。现在当然不像过去那样，我们在定期存款账户里还有一亿、一亿五千万欧元。但这并不意味着拜仁不是一家完全健康的俱乐部——如果我们愿意，当然可以完成那样的转会。

The truth is that he has two years left on his contract with Bayer Leverkusen, and there is nothing else to say.