Bayern’s sports director Hasan Salihamidzic was criticized for years, now he is responsible for a spectacular summer of transfers. About the wow effect of Mané’s commitment, debates with Uli Hoeneß – and what he learned from last season.
Interviewed by
Sebastian Fischer and Christof Kneer
In between, Charles Schumann comes by and asks if everything is okay. Yes, everything is okay, says Hasan Salihamidzic in a corner of the bar on Munich’s Odeonsplatz. Outside, podiums for the European Championships are being set up, inside it’s all about FC Bayern. Salihamidzic, 45, has been head of sports at the German record champions for five years now, it was successful but also turbulent times. The pandemic, his quarrel with ex-coach Hansi Flick, the constant doubts about his person and now this spectacular Munich transfer summer: Salihamidzic explains a lot, concedes a lot – and says what conclusions FC Bayern drew from the past season.
