Munich – Clarify all options, explore all possibilities. This is the task of team leader Max Eberl and team leader Christoph Freund. The two are charged with the search for a coach at FC Bayern, which has been going on for some time and has brought nothing constructive to light. Namely a lot of rejections: that of Xabi Alonso, Julian Nagelsmann And Ralf Rangnick.
According to a report from Sky, Munich bosses recently felt that way at Premier League club Crystal Palace what the situation is like with Oliver Glasner (49). But the Londoners made it clear: no chance, no approval. The Austrian Glasner has only been under contract with Palace since February and his success there gives him a right and a future. But this time that cannot be seen as a rejection.
Hansi Flick does not want to fill the gap at FC Bayern
What in the case of Hansi Flick would be completely different. According to information from AZ, the first discussions with the former successful Bayern coach about a return to the Säbener Straße took place on Friday.
And contrary to an initial cautious feeling – as with Glasner – the 59-year-old is now said to have indicated to Munich’s leaders that he would be ready for a comeback to the coaching bench. Under certain circumstances.
First of all, Flick, who will leave after the end of the 2020/21 season (with seven titles since taking office Niko Kovac in November 2019) to DFB changed because he could not resist the call to become national coach. Only one year without an interim coach.
Even though the 2022 World Cup in Qatar flopped with another elimination in the preliminary round and Flick has also suffered damage from the Amazon documentation (keyword gray geese), he has some lawyers on Säbener Straße. Because he falls into the category of man catcher, a fatherly trainer like his role model Pep Guardiola or Carlo Ancelotti, who only tames world stars in the circus Real Madrid – but not in the 15 months at Bayern from July 2016.
Flick wants Klose and Tapalovic back in Bayern’s coaching team
A contract with Flick until 2026 is being discussed. Crazy things like the five-year working document that the management duo has drawn up Oliver Kahn And Hasan Salihamidzic Flick’s successor Julian Nagelsmann in the summer of 2021 will be a thing of the past at Bayern.
The fact that Salihamidzic has not been in office since May 2023 was the basis for a possible Flick return. The two constantly argued about topics such as selection planning and certain transfers. Vanities and authority struggles should no longer be a problem for Eberl and Freund.
So the wishes of Flick, his former companions, must also be fulfilled Miroslav Klose and bring Toni Tapalovic as assistant coach. Bayern’s current goalkeeping coach Michaelrechner remains on board as ‘Tapa’ is the nickname of his closest confidante Manuel NeuerFlick’s right-hand man would be his assistant.
Xavi’s turnaround at Barca opened the door for Hansi Flick to join FC Bayern
Is Flick now on the threshold of the mysterious door Eberl spoke of? “Doors suddenly open that you thought were impossible three weeks ago,” he said after the 3-1 defeat in Stuttgart just over a week ago. For Flick, the returnee who was already active as a player at FC Bayern (1985 to 1990), it would be a revolving door that would throw him back into the coaching chair. A double new beginning.
And only possible because for Flick the prospect of… FC Barcelona The promised engagement with the Catalans did not materialize. Because their coach Xavi suddenly announced at the end of April that he wanted to stay in office after announcing his resignation in January. Xavi himself was standing in Barça’s door when Flick wanted to enter. “Cerrado” – closed.
It is unclear when the Bayern bosses will agree on all the details with Flick. to publicize the matter. Maybe next week? In any case, it is suspiciously quiet on Säbener Straße these days…