The controversial general meeting of FC Bayern Munich and the dispute over relations with the next World Cup host Qatar are still preoccupying CEO Oliver Kahn.
"The more time has passed since then, the more it bothers me that the evening has turned into a meeting with a single item on the agenda," said Kahn in an interview with the "Süddeutsche Zeitung" (weekend edition).
The meeting had argued a month ago and ended up in chaos.
A membership application to vote on the partnership with Qatar Airways for the future was not accepted by the club's management.
With a view to the German record champions' contract with Qatar Airways, which runs until 2023, Kahn emphasized: “We will fulfill it and in the meantime observe exactly how things develop.
And then we will decide how to proceed. "
Kahn admitted that he should perhaps have addressed the topic in his speech and not in the discussion afterwards: “In retrospect, it would certainly have been better to let the event continue, we agree.
Nobody can be satisfied with the way this meeting went. "
In the next World Cup host country, Qatar, many things are certainly not what people imagine "according to our standards, but I am convinced that it cannot be a solution either to exclude or not to conduct a dialogue," emphasized Kahn.
The 52-year-old said that economic interests are always at stake, of course, but also asked whether a boycott of the World Cup in Qatar one year from now would improve things there.
"There must be punishments that hurt"
Many top European clubs such as Paris Saint-Germain or English clubs are largely supported by foreign sponsors, including from the golf region.
Most recently, the Premier League club Newcastle United was sold to a consortium with Saudi participation.
With a view to the future international competitiveness of FC Bayern, Kahn noted that a lot will depend on new rules for financial fair play.
FC Bayern wants a hard limit on the amount that a club can spend on salaries.
In addition, there could be a relative size.
Kahn named 60 or 70 percent of the income as the maximum that could be invested in salaries.
The fixed upper limit, which applies to everyone, must not be exceeded.
In addition, there should also be clear limits for investors as to how much they can put into a football club and how much loss they can offset. “But both points would be pointless without point three: There have to be penalties that hurt and are actually carried out, even at the big clubs. Ultimately, we want nothing more than cost control in football, ”said Kahn. He is also vice-chairman of the European club association ECA.
FC Bayern is economically in a position to do a lot, but currently the pandemic-related lack of viewer income is hurting.
Like club president Herbert Hainer recently, the chairman of the board also indicated no interest in signing Dortmund's top striker Erling Haaland.
“We have Robert Lewandowski,” said Kahn.
“He will score 30 or 40 goals for a few more years.” The 33-year-old Polish goalscorer still has a contract with the German record champions up to and including June 30, 2023.