Bayern chief hits out at PSG and Man City: 'Your sh**ty money is not enough'
Martin Macdonald
- 12 Nov 2021 07:21 CST
- 3 min read
Former Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness admits it gives him satisfaction that Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City are yet to win the Champions League despite their seemingly limitless riches.
Paris Saint-Germain are owned by the Qatar Investment Authority, while Man City are owned by the Abu Dhabi United Group.
Since being taken over, the two clubs have spent billions on transfers to try and climb to the pinnacle of domestic and European football.
While several league and domestic trophies have come, the Champions League continues to evade both clubs.
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They are indeed getting closer, though as PSG lost the 2020 final versus Bayern while Man City lost the 2021 final versus Chelsea.
Hoeness has poked fun at the pair, saying they will never be an elite side like Bayern.
"So far these two clubs [PSG and Manchester City] have not won anything," he said on the 11 Leben podcast.
"Nothing at all. They will lose to us again. Not always, but from time to time. That should be our goal. And when we beat them, that makes me very happy. Show them:
'Your sh**ty money is not enough.'"
Critical of Al-Khelaifi
Hoeness then focused more on PSG, saying president Nasser Al-Khelaifi was gifted money to succeed, which is in contrast to himself.
"I don't know if he likes football," added Hoeness.
"The difference between him and I? I worked hard to earn my money and he received it as a gift.
"We put it at his disposal and he doesn't need to work for that.
"What is currently happening in Paris is planning for one year. This is not my universe.
"I see things from a financial point of view. I don't put in all my money at once, just to be congratulated for a year or two and after me [to have a] flood [in financial terms].
"When we make decisions, we have to make sure that we still have security in three or four years, that everything does not collapse suddenly."
