Clarifying conversation with Peretz
Bayern boss Hainer summons Mazraoui to secret meetings
October 25, 2023, 5:28 p.m
The social media post by Bayern professional Noussair Mazraoui is still causing unrest at FC Bayern. That’s why President Hainer is now taking action. According to a media report, he is said to have invited the Moroccan and his Israeli teammate Daniel Peretz to several crisis discussions.
After a pro-Palestinian social media posting by Noussair Mazraoui, subsequent criticism and subsequent apologies and clarifications from FC Bayern and the player himself in the past few days, the Munich team still hasn’t really calmed down. That’s why, according to a media report, the president of the German soccer record champions, Herbert Hainer, has now invited Mazraoui and his Israeli teammate Daniel Peretz to a secret meeting.
Hainer apparently doesn’t want to risk a simmering conflict within the team at FC Bayern. Or put out an existing fire. The “Bild” writes that the Bayern boss has Mazraoui, who attracted negative attention a week ago with an Instagram posting in which a video was linked in which a victory for Palestine and thus the annihilation of Israel was propagated, and goalkeeper Peretz, who is Israeli, was asked to take part in a series of discussions. These are said to have taken place in the team hotel in Istanbul during the Munich team’s stay before the Champions League game against Galatasaray (3-1).
Mood during conversations “harmonious”
Hainer is said to have spoken to each of the two stars individually. This was followed by a conversation between the three of us. It is not known whether the professionals have spoken to each other beforehand. It is said that the mood during the discussions was “harmonious”. Mazraoui assured his teammate Peretz that he had no negative attitude towards Israel or Judaism. As evidence of this, the defense attorney is said to have stated that his personal physio came from Israel and was Jewish. The problem: Because Mazraoui is under pressure in his Moroccan homeland, he cannot take too much of a political stance in order not to endanger the well-being of his family.
In a joint statement with FC Bayern last Friday, Mazraoui condemned “all types of terrorism and every terrorist organization,” but did not explicitly mention the deadly Hamas attacks that killed more than 1,400 people. Only FCB boss Jan-Christian Dreesen did this on behalf of FC Bayern, which brought the Munich team and especially Mazraoui renewed criticism.