Key Takeaways:
- Uli Hoeness announced plans for Bayern Munich to adopt a stricter stance towards player agents following challenging Dayot Upamecano contract negotiations
- Upamecano extended his Bayern contract until 2030 last week after protracted discussions
- Hoeness expressed dissatisfaction with advisors attempting to inflate terms and says the club will increasingly reject excessive demands
Bayern Munich’s Response to Challenging Agent Negotiations
Bayern Munich honorary president Uli Hoeness has outlined that the club intends to take a firmer approach towards player agents moving forward, a decision prompted by the difficult contract renewal discussions with centre-back Dayot Upamecano. Speaking to Tuesday’s edition of the Bild newspaper, Hoeness asserted that Bayern’s leadership team will no longer tolerate agents taking sole control of negotiations. He criticised the disproportionate relationship between the agents’ contributions and the fees ultimately paid to them.
• In recent months, much has revolved around Dayot Upamecano's contract extension, for which the club offered a salary of around €20 million, a release clause of approximately €65 million for 2027, and a signing fee of nearly €20 million – a sum his agents insisted on being… pic.twitter.com/z8m0sECWO3
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Upamecano’s Extension and Agent Demands
Last week, Upamecano signed a new agreement binding him to Bayern Munich until 2030 after extensive and drawn-out negotiations. Hoeness revealed he was shocked by the conduct of the player’s advisors during these talks. According to Hoeness, the agents either sought to increase the costs for Bayern or to push the player towards a move elsewhere, while still expecting the club to pay them a signing bonus as gratitude. Hoeness described this expectation as contradictory and unacceptable going forward.
Future Handling of Agent Relations
Hoeness emphasised that players would need to assume greater responsibility in future dealings, highlighting that Bayern Munich will stand firm against what it considers unreasonable demands from agents. He explained that the club may refuse to continue negotiations if agents behave in a disrespectful manner. Additionally, Hoeness warned that Bayern may even blacklist agents who act unfairly, declining to sign players represented by those on such a list as a further measure to counter unreasonable practices.
