Now I’m smiling.” But Matthäus also clarified his position — while declining to reiterate any suggestions of an actual argument between Flick and Brazzo over the Bayer Leverkusen ace.

On Sunday, a bizarrely-timed story dropped where Lothar Matthäus indicated that one of the primary beefs between former Bayern Munich coach Hansi Flick and ex-sporting director Hasan “Brazzo ...