Hansi Flick’s announcement that he wants to leave Bayern Munich after this season has caused surprise to the management of the leader in the Bundesliga. The leadership of der Rekordmeister takes Sunday through an official statement of the coach’s statements about his impending departure. In addition, it is emphasized that discussions with Flick about the future have not been definitively stopped at all. The trainer has an ongoing commitment in Munich until mid-2023.
“I have just informed the selection that I have informed the club management after the 0-1 win over Paris Saint-Germain that I want to get rid of my contract”, Flick said on Saturday after the 2-3 victory on VfL Wolfsburg in conversation with Sky. “It was important to me that the players heard it from me. I am very grateful to the club for being able to lead this group of players.” Flick did not deny that he thinks of the German Football Association as a future employer. “The DFB is always an option that every coach thinks about.”
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In the view of the Bayern board, Flick has spoken out of turn. Trainer Hansi Flick announced publicly on Saturday that he would like to see his contract, which runs until June 2023, be terminated prematurely. Flick made his wish to leave the club known to the board last week. to fully focus on the matches against Wolfsburg, Bayer Leverkusen (April 20) and FSV Mainz 05 (April 24), in order to ensure that concentration would not be disrupted in view of these three very important duels FC Bayern disapproves of the unilateral communication of Hansi Flick and will, as agreed, continue the talks after the game in Mainz, “according to the statement issued by the Bayern leadership on Sunday.
Flick took over from the sacked Niko Kovac last season and won everything there was to win with der Rekordmeister. Nevertheless, his wish to leave is not unexpected. He would not be on par with technical director Hasan Salihamidzic, although according to President Karl-Heinz Rummenigge that was not so bad. “Bayern is a big family,” said the sports director a month ago. “Everything that happens within a family must be resolved within the family. That’s happened. I’m glad they worked it out together. That’s how we do it. at Bayern Munich. “
Flick has been mentioned for some time as the top candidate to succeed Joachim Löw after the European Championship next summer as head coach of the German national team. He was previously Löw’s assistant. Flick won all available prizes with Bayern last year: the Champions League, the German title, the German Cup, the German Super Cup, the European Super Cup and the World Cup for club teams. This earned Flick the UEFA prize for best coach in Europe. Bayern is also on its way to the league title this season.