Overview
- Speaking on BR’s Blickpunkt Sport, the former Bayern chief said Wirtz would have suited Munich better after the playmaker chose Liverpool.
- Rummenigge said he advised Uli Hoeneß, Herbert Hainer, Jan-Christian Dreesen and Max Eberl not to meet Stuttgart’s demands for Nick Woltemade.
- He congratulated Stuttgart for securing a buyer and used the word “idiot” in quotation marks for whoever paid the price as Woltemade moved to Newcastle for up to €90 million.
- Liverpool’s outlay for Wirtz has been reported to potentially rise to about €150 million, and his early form in England has been described as uneven.
- He reiterated that Bayern will not “take part in every financial madness” and maintained confidence in the current squad.