Uli Hoeneß downplays Hansi Flick’s potential interest in Germany job and pushes for Thomas Müller

Former Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeneß cannot see any reason that Hansi Flick would leave his job in Bavaria for a post with Germany’s national team.

“The German national team is not exactly the dream for all sleepless nights; I would never leave FC Bayern for that,” said Hoeneß as captured by Sport Bild’s Tobi Altschäffl in a series of tweets.

Flick, of course, became a hot topic this week when DFB director Oliver Bierhoff told Sport Bild that he “would be crazy” if excluded the possibility of the 55-year-old becoming manager of the German national team at some point in the near future.

That, of course, lit a fire under Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, who was not happy with the implication that the DFB would make a pitch to his club’s manager.

While Hoeneß quickly dismissed the hub-bub surrounding Flick, he did offer his opinion on another key matter with the national team: The continued — and frankly silly — exclusion of Bayern Munich star Thomas Müller.

“I can only advise Jogi Löw to mark the name Thomas Müller in red in his notebook. In a tournament like this you need people in a good mood,” Hoeneß said while speaking about the upcoming European Championship. “In such a situation that we have at the moment, I would never do without Thomas.”