Hansi Flick has had his last match in the Champions League as coach of Bayern Munich, Lothar Matthäus assured against Tuesday evening Sky Deutschland. According to the former midfielder, the coach is about to become the head coach of the German national team, where Flick must serve as the successor to Joachim Löw, who is leaving after the European Championship. Julian Nagelsmann is named as his successor at Bayern.
A 0-1 victory on Tuesday evening was not enough for Bayern to secure a place in the last four in the Champions League at the expense of Paris Saint-Germain. The Flick team went down in-house by 2-3 a week ago. After the return, however, it was not only about the elimination of the reigning title holder, but there was also a lot of talk about the future of Flick. Matthäus even reported that there is an agreement between the German Football Association and the coach of Bayern. His successor would also be known.
“That was Hansi Flick’s last match in the Champions League with Bayern”, Matthäus said. “He is the first choice at the DFB to succeed Joachim Löw. He will accept the offer next summer.” According to Matthäus, the German federation sees Flick as a long-term solution. “I have a contract with Bayern”, Flick responded to Matthäus’ statement. “But I always think about what can happen and how it will continue. I know that my family is behind me. Whether my future is here or with the DFB.”
Matthäus’s claim is remarkable, given that Karl-Heinz Rummenigge recently announced that he did not want to cooperate with Flick’s departure. “That has nothing to do with probability. That is a fact,” the chairman of Bayern said without a doubt when asked whether Flick’s future lies with Bayern. The rumors about a possible national coach of Flick were sparked by an internal row at Bayern. The trainer would not be on par with technical director Hasan Salihamidzic, it reported BILD earlier.
Flick is currently leading the Bundesliga with Bayern. He took over from the sacked Niko Kovac last season and won with der Rekordmeister everything there was to be gained. His contract with Bayern will continue until the summer of 2023. According to Matthäus, Nagelsmann is the most important candidate to fill the vacancy at Bayern. The name of coach of RB Leipzig, who was also explicitly associated with the German federation for the position of national coach, has been circulating in Munich for some time.
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