Overview

• He reiterates that any purchase obligation activates only if Jackson starts 40 matches this season, with DFB-Pokal starts excluded and an AFCON absence expected to reduce opportunities.
• He says the reported €16.5m loan fee was offset by €3m paid by the striker and his agent, lowering Bayern’s net cost to €13.5m.
• He tells Sky Germany that journalists ‘misinterpreted’ his remarks and calls some ‘stupid,’ insisting his comments were intended to back sporting director Max Eberl.
• Reporting notes no detailed public clarification from Eberl, intensifying scrutiny of Bayern’s internal communication and decision-making.
• Hoeneß defends a loan-only summer as a financial safeguard ahead of 2026 spending, as a separate exchange with Lothar Matthäus underscores the broader fallout.