Mattus: Bayern s problem is that there are too many players in the same position, and the overall salary is too high

Football     11:47am, 1 July 2025

Mattus posted a post at Sky Sports in Germany to discuss the current problems of Bayern.

Matus wrote:

The issue of Bayern has been discussed a lot, but not all statements are accurate. Heness expressed dissatisfaction with my remarks about Waltermad and blamed me, and the matter was exaggerated. However, the fact is that Heness once again misunderstood my remarks. I have not said that Walter Mad’s transfer fee will be 100 million euros, nor has it said that it is 80 million euros. I have just said that if Walter Mad’s transfer fee is between 80 million and 100 million euros, I would not be surprised. This is my point of view.

I use two examples to illustrate my point: Dortmund's Gittens's performance in the second half of the 24-25 season was not ideal, but if he transfers to Chelsea, the transfer fee would be around 60 million to 65 million euros. From the perspective of position, game style and goal threat, Ekitic can be compared almost one-on-one with Waltermad. Frankfurt sports director Marcus Krosche made it clear that he would not let Ekitic leave for less than 100 million euros. This is the basis for me to draw Waltermad's transfer fee.

Frankfurt has recently completed several heavy transfers, and they are regarded as role models by Stuttgart, who has enough financial strength to not have to sell Walter Mad at all. I said Walter Mad has great potential as early as a Bundesliga focus game three years ago. Bayern Munich made a mistake. They did not visit Walter Mad 16 months ago, when he was still playing in Bremen. Bayern paid huge transfer fees for some 16- and 17-year-old foreign players in recent years, but Walter Mad slipped away from them.

Bayern Munich currently has two players on the left, Koeman and Gnabry, and recently wanted to buy Nico Williams. Koeman and Gnabry both have annual salary ranging from 15 million to 20 million euros. Although the club hopes to sell them, it is difficult. In addition, in the goalkeeper position, in addition to Neuer, Bayern also has four goalkeepers including Urbich. In other words, the club's annual salary expenditure in the goalkeeper position has also reached between 30 million and 35 million euros. If Bayern has enough funds, of course, these things are fine, but these are worthy of questioning and discussion, rather than what I said, Walter Mad's transfer fee may reach 80 million to 100 million euros.

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