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- The Bayern boss previously expressed frustrations with their transfer business
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Bayern Munich’s honorary president, Uli Hoeness, has hit back at Thomas Tuchel’s public criticisms over the club’s transfer business during the summer.
Tuchel arrived at Bayern less than six months ago when he replaced Julian Nagelsmann, but has already tested the patience of his new bosses, particularly during the summer transfer window.
The German giants managed to sign Harry Kane from Tottenham for £100million, but Tuchel also wanted Declan Rice before he moved to Arsenal, Manchester City‘s Kyle Walker, and was frustrated that the club missed out on Fulham‘s Joao Palhinha on deadline day.
Bayern chiefs were unimpressed by Tuchel’s ‘erratic’ conduct following the failed transfers, and reportedly called him in for a secret meeting earlier this month.
And now, the club’s honorary president has gone public with his criticisms of Tuchel and the ‘unwise statements’ which were made in summer.
Thomas Tuchel has come under fire for his comments on Bayern Munich’s transfer business
Honorary club president Uli Hoeness lambasted Tuchel for his ‘unwise statements’ recently
According to NTV, Bayern chief Hoeness said: ‘Those statements are a feast for the media, especially the tabloids.
‘Some, including the coach, made unwise statements, because I shouldn’t make my own team look bad by saying our squad is too thin. We don’t have a thin squad’.
After their 2-1 victory over Borussia Monchengladbach in September, Tuchel told reporters: ‘The squad is a bit thin, a bit small. We have six trained defensive players for a four-man chain, which is perfect.’
While Bayern have made a positive start to their Bundesliga campaign, after picking up 17 points from a possible 21, the club still find themselves sat in third.
Hoeness went on to suggest that the club are open to bolstering their squad depth in January, amid their title charge, but also said they would not sign players for the ‘sake of it’.
‘If we feel that we need additions by then, we…