Unai Emery was seriously in the picture to become the new coach of Bayern Munich, it was reported The Athletic to report on Sunday. However, Aston Villa's Spanish coach has declined the job.

Bayern Munich seemed to have gotten it last week. The club was very close to appointing Ralf Rangnick, but the German ultimately decided to remain loyal to the Austrian association.

Julian Nagelsmann was also in the picture der Rekordmeister. The Germany coach was fired by Bayern last season and was reluctant to return.

In addition, Erik ten Hag was mentioned in the German media as a possible successor to the departing Thomas Tuchel. When it turned out that Ten Hag will remain with Manchester after this season, Bayern could also remove this name from the list.

At an earlier stage, serious consideration was also given to the arrival of Zinedine Zidane. However, the Frenchman does not speak the English language and will therefore not come to southern Germany.

That's why Bayern switched to Emery. The success manager of Aston Villa was contacted, but he has his doubts about the club. The 52-year-old manager was put off, among other things, by the way some Bayern greats 'express their opinions and complaints in public'.

Moreover, Emery would not be given the same powers that he has at Aston Villa. In Birmingham, Emery can decide a lot for himself, where this is less common at Bayern.

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