With the new CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen, a better working atmosphere should return at FC Bayern Munich. He wanted to try to “breathe something back into the German soccer record champions, which I describe as togetherness for each other,” said the 55-year-old in an interview with “Bild am Sonntag”. “Mia san mia isn’t just an empty phrase, it’s an attitude.” Dreesen’s predecessor, Oliver Kahn, had been accused from various quarters that the atmosphere in the club had deteriorated under him. Kahn’s exit was announced by Bayern right after the final whistle of matchday 34 of the past season.
“It’s about people. We’ve had a great team lately. And still didn’t break it in a sporty way. Why? Because people didn’t work together as a team,” said former CFO Dreesen. In an overall weak season, Munich narrowly won the championship, but were eliminated early in the Champions League and the DFB Cup.
“Put a stop sign at some point”
For Dreesen, who also wants to join the board of the European Club Association (ECA) as Kahn’s successor, the composition of the squad now has “absolute priority”. He did not comment on transfer rumors, but on the requirement profile of further newcomers: “We don’t want any mercenaries who go to the next club every two years. We need players who radiate energy, who are committed to FC Bayern and their fans.” For the new season, Munich have signed Leipzig’s Konrad Laimer (26) and Dortmund’s Raphaël Guerreiro (29). Both came on a free transfer.
Dreesen revealed that there were good talks last year with BVB striker Erling Haaland, who then ultimately switched to Manchester City. Overall, the Norwegian was apparently too expensive for Bayern. You have to “set a stop sign at some point,” said Dreesen. “Maximum sporting success with economic solidity – that means in plain language that we continue to try to control unreasonableness. It’s all irrational to madness anyway, to be honest.”
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For the time being, the chairman of the board ruled out further sales of shares by FC Bayern AG, in which the parent club must hold at least 70 percent plus one share according to the articles of association, in favor of further proceeds. Although one should still sell five percent, “but that’s not an issue at the moment.” The three major groups Audi, Adidas and Allianz are involved in FC Bayern AG, each holding 8.33 percent of the shares.
