Supervisory board member of Bayern Munich, Uli Hoeness, has revealed that he met with the parents of Bayer Leverkusen ace Florian Wirtz at his home last year.
The Germany international has been heavily linked with a move to Bayern, but Hoeness insists a potential transfer was not discussed at the meeting.
“They were at Tegernsee, that was about nine months or a year ago,” Hoeness told Bayerischer Rundfunk. “It wasn’t about a transfer at all – we’ve just stayed in touch, and I’ve occasionally offered the family some advice, for example regarding sponsorships. The father approached me to ask if I could help him.”
Interests from potential suitors will surely surface this summer surrounding Wirtz, but Hoeness poured cold water on the idea that a deal was in the offing, as he made reference to Wirtz’s contract situation.
“Let’s not forget he still has two years left on his contract with Bayer Leverkusen. And if Leverkusen say, ‘We’re not letting him go’, then we can turn around. Acting as if the deal is already done is, in my opinion, totally unserious,” Hoeness said.
After recently stating that Bayern’s financial resources are no longer what they once were, Hoeness clarified that the club could still comfortably finance a high-profile transfer such as Wirtz.
“That doesn’t mean FC Bayern isn’t a completely healthy club—one that could, if it wanted to, absolutely afford a transfer like that,” he added.