Uli Hoeneß expresses disgust at buy-to-sell models of Bundesliga clubs, prides himself on Bayern Munich’s ‘control’
Hoeneß shares his mind on another difficult footballing topic.
26 March 2026, North Rhine-Westphalia, Münster: Uli Hoeneß, Honorary President of FC Bayern Munich, sits on stage at the Data and AI Festival. Photo: Bernd Thissen/dpa (Photo by Bernd Thissen/picture alliance via Getty Images) Bayern Munich recently sealed the 2025/26 Bundesliga title with a 4-2 victory over VfB Stuttgart, not only winning their second league title in a row but also securing a record of 13 Bundesliga title wins in 14 seasons. Given Vincent Kompany’s side also broke many long standing records over the course of the season, Bundesliga fans look at the strength at the Bavarians and despair at the many years of dominance that they seem set to enjoy.
In a recent interview with Bayern’s honorary president and supervisory board member Uli Hoeneß, German news site Frankfurter Allgemeine discussed this total domination of the league. The interviewer suggested it was a problem for both the Bundesliga and Bayern, but Hoeneß staunchly disagreed. “For Bayern Munich, absolutely not, but for the league, yes.
The day will come again when we falter, but then the others will have to be there too,” the three-time European Cup winner said, as captured by @iMiaSanMia , before moving on to why he thinks other Bundesliga clubs fail to challenge at the very top. “Many clubs are very proud when they’ve made a great sale. I’m not a fan of this buying and selling at all.
We buy a player for Bayern. And we don’t want to be thinking about where we’ll sell him to as soon as he signs the contract. ” But that is the business model of many clubs… “But if that’s your business model, you can’t be successful in the long run.