One season with Arminia Bielefeld yielded 7 goals in 25 appearances and warranted a move to Bayern Munich for the following year. Yet at Bayern he found himself low in the pecking order. This coupled with the national team’s scheduling, Daei had found very little time for playing. Daei was unhappy with his position in the club and decided to make a move to Hertha BSC before the end of his three-year contract, when Bayern won the championship title in the 1999 Bundesliga.