Now Sané too: Bayern's chaotic negotiations are a fatal sign for Eberl

A lot is written about Munich. Mostly about FC Bayern . It's the biggest and most successful club in Germany, and the interest is never-ending. It's always been that way, and it's part of the club's DNA.

A certain background noise is therefore commonplace on Säbener Straße. However, in recent weeks and months, this background noise has been heard nationwide. Apparently, FC Bayern is unable to hold contract negotiations behind closed doors.

The most recent example is Leroy Sané. The German international's contract expires at the end of the season. It's imperative to act quickly if the 29-year-old is to be kept on the Isar.

But that's precisely the problem in Munich: Every step in the negotiations makes headlines. The chaos is complete.

Sané is by no means the first case. Thomas Müller, Joshua Kimmich, Jamal Musiala, and Alphonso Davies have had similar experiences this year alone.

It's in the nature of negotiations that they have different stages and phases, that complications can arise, and that things can sometimes get a little tense. But it's not uncommon for everything to leak out.

Max Eberl defended the loud noise and consistently blamed the media for the constant reporting – but were the insiders wrong on the crucial points? Müller's departure was denied for so long until it was finally announced.

The sporting director presents a disgraceful image – both internally and externally. He constantly has to be reined in and reined in by the supervisory board. This undermines his role as FCB boss.

And it makes his public statements ridiculous. All it takes is intimate eye contact with Müller, and then the contract negotiations will be the easiest he's ever had, Eberl said in January. A statement he later described as "not so smart."

Regarding an upcoming agreement with Sané, Eberl told Sky on Saturday: "We are in good and productive talks, but the signature is still missing. We're not quite there yet. We'd like to do it, Leroy too – now we just have to sort it out."

Now there was probably another reversal, this time from Sané’s party.

Record-cap international Lothar Matthäus views the events in Munich with suspicion. In his Sky column, he wrote: "Max has put his foot in it for the second time." The outcome of Müller's actions is well known. "This is obviously not good for Max. I don't know what commitment he made to Leroy Sané," Matthäus continued.

Eberl's statements, as in January, would cause "great confusion externally and unrest within the club," the 64-year-old continued.

The sporting director is increasingly viewed critically. Not everyone at Säbener Straße is apparently convinced of his work. Matthäus also gave him only a grade of "3-" for the season. My former math teacher usually justified such a grade with "consideration for the parents." Eberl needs timely results, otherwise his promotion will be in jeopardy.