Bayern Munich veteran figurehead Uli Hoene\u00df has pushed back after his remarks about Nicolas Jackson\u2019s loan terms were widely interpreted as a sign of distrust. Hoene\u00df says his intention was to clarify the mathematical likelihood of the obligation to buy being triggered, and to defend the club\u2019s sporting director.<\/p>\n
“What annoyed me a lot is the stupidity of some journalists,” Hoene\u00df told Sky Sports Germany . “They interpreted my words as if I had something against Jackson.<\/p>\n
“These [journalists] didn\u2019t pay attention in maths because I said he won\u2019t play 40 games from the start. We still have 32 Bundesliga games. If we reach the Champions League final, which we hope we will, that adds 13 games. The total is 45 games. The DFB Pokal games do not count. So he would have to start all these games.<\/p>\n
“He will go to the Africa Cup of Nations in January, so he can\u2019t start 40 games, that\u2019s what I said. What I wanted was to help Max [Eberl, sporting director], because he was accused of granting this [obligation to buy].<\/p>\n
“The same goes for the fact that the player and his agent contributed to the deal. That\u2019s something positive, because it took the loan fee down to \u20ac13.5 million. Those are positive things.” <\/p>\n
The club calculation Hoene\u00df described rests on the available fixtures this season: 32 Bundesliga games and up to 13 Champions League matches if Bayern reached the final, a total of 45 matches excluding DFB Pokal. The Africa Cup of Nations runs from Dec. 21 to Jan. 18, a period the draft notes covers three Bundesliga games for Bayern, not including a fixture currently scheduled for Dec. 20. Vincent Kompany\u2019s side are back in Champions League action on Jan. 21.<\/p>\n
As Eberl points out, Jackson could miss as many as five games if Senegal enjoy a deep run at the Africa Cup of Nations, meaning the striker may have to start every single match for Bayern to even have a chance of triggering a \u20ac65 million (\u00a356.2 million, $76.1 million) permanent departure from Chelsea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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