Cult coach Lienen aims at FC Bayern: disrespectful and greedy!

Cult coach Lienen aims at FC Bayern: disrespectful and greedy!

St Pauli, Deutschland - The debate about FC Bayern Munich's transfer policy is picking up. Ewald Lienen, a former Bundesliga coach and known from his podcast "Der Sechzehner", targeted the record champion in a sharp criticism. The trigger of his statements are the rumors about the potential transfer of Nick Woltemade, a talented 23-year-old player from VfB Stuttgart, to Bayern. Lienen sees in Bavaria approaches a disrespectful behavior towards other clubs that train players, and criticizes the previous dependence of the Munich talents. According to [Merkur] (https://www.merkur.de/sport/fc-bayern/sch-fuer-fussball-trainer-trainer-Ledert-heft- against-fc-bayern-zr-93813054.html), Bavaria sports board has already made interest in Woltemade and spoke about transfer sums.

It is reported that VfB Stuttgart demands up to 100 million euros for Woltemade, a sum that is considered astronomical. Despite these high demands, Lienen is skeptical and believes that a change is likely. "Bavaria traditionally buys the best players of other clubs," he said, pointing out that Bavaria has trained some top talents themselves in the past, but in his opinion there is no excuse for the current transfer strategy.

criticism at the time of reporting

Another point that denounces the lien is the timing of the reporting on Woltemade. In particular, he criticizes that Bayern's interest in the player became known exactly the day before the U21 European Championship final. DFB managing director Andreas Rettig also commented on these circumstances and described the time as "suboptimal". The final was lost 2: 3 for the DFB juniors against England, but Rettig emphasized that the vertebrae around Woltemade was not the reason for the defeat. This is also confirmed by Abendzeitung.

The discussion about transfer practices and transfer sums is not new in the football business. The famous Bosman judgment significantly changed the conditions for changing players and postponed the balance of power in favor of the players. Before the verdict, associations could request transfer sums, which were often perceived as too high. After the decision, players became independent employees. However, critics like Klaus Allofs warn of the negative effects on the financial structures of the clubs. It is required to introduce more rights for players and to create transfer boundaries, a topic that is currently also brought to the EU Commission by the FIFPro gaming union. There are considerations about a possible "Bosman-2 judgment", as Deutschlandfunk reports.

The question remains what the transfer policy of the big clubs, especially FC Bayern, will look in the future. With his words, Ewald Lienen has initiated an important discussion about the responsibility of the top teams in German football and their relationships with smaller associations.