"The player Max Eberl spoke about in his recent interview was Xavi Simons. Signing the Dutchman was the wish of Eberl, Kompany and Freund after Kingsley Coman was sold. All contractual details with Simons had been agreed. But in the end, the supervisory board/Uli Hoeneß vetoed the move and decided that only loan players would be brought in. Simons would eventually move on to Tottenham Hotspur where he has yet to score a goal."
"A move to England was always going to be more complicated than one to Bayern Munich. Simons would have been an asset to Bayern Munich, but as it turns out, the Bavarians might not have needed him anyway given how Serge Gnabry has performed and how Lennart Karl has emerged. Sure, it would have been nice to have Simons, but not bringing him could give Bayern Munich some extra financial flexibility to make contract renewals work out for key players"
Max Eberl, alongside Kompany and Freund, wanted to sign Xavi Simons after Kingsley Coman was sold and contractual details were agreed. The supervisory board, led by Uli Hoeneß, vetoed the permanent transfer and limited incoming moves to loans. Simons ultimately moved to Tottenham Hotspur and has not yet scored for them. A transfer to England was always expected to be more complicated than a move to Bayern Munich. Bayern’s existing players, including Serge Gnabry and the emergence of Lennart Karl, reduced the urgency of signing Simons. Not signing him preserves financial flexibility for contract renewals and future transfers.
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