Hoeneß explains how FC Bayern should continue

Updated 05/29/2023 02:39 PM

After the separation from Hasan Salihamidzic, FC Bayern needs a new sports director. Uli Hoeneß explains how things will continue with the record champions.

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FC Bayern wants to find a suitable successor for Hasan Salihamidzic As a sports director, don’t rush into anything. By Christmas at the latest, the people of Munich want to have the position filled again, as club patron and honorary president Uli Hoeneß told the “kicker” on Monday.

Accordingly, a quartet should be made up HoenessFCB President Herbert Hainerthe new CEO and Kahn successor Jan-Christian Dreesen and returnee Karl-Heinz Rummenigge are looking for and signing the new man.

Hoeneß: It was a mistake to make Kahn CEO

After winning the eleventh championship in a row, the Munich team had their boss on Saturday Oliver Kahn and sports director Salihamidzic separately. “We would have acted like that with three titles, the decision had to be made like that. Jan Dreesen knows the club inside out, a new man would have had to get used to it again for six months,” Hoeneß defended the decision. It is important to get peace in the club now.

He said of Kahn that “in retrospect” it was a mistake to make the former captain CEO, “you have to say that.” Kahn is “a highly intelligent man, the exchange with him is fun,” Hoeneß explained, but: “The big disappointment is that I thought he could fill the office qua his personality alone, but instead he dealt with his surrounded by advisors.” These would have caused “the catastrophically bad mood” in the club.

Nevertheless, Hoeneß would like to part with Kahn on good terms. “I have a lot of respect for the person, he did a lot as a player. Even if he didn’t live up to expectations as CEO, my door is always open to Oliver,” he said.

“We would have acted the same way with three titles”

The 71-year-old also supported President Herbert Hainer’s account of the separation from Kahn, which he had contradicted. “It was not a pleasant conversation,” said Hoeneß. Kahn verbally shot at the new boss Jan-Christian Dreesen. That’s why he was advised not to travel to the “final” in Cologne.

According to Hoeneß, the separation had nothing to do with the end of the season. “We would have acted like that with three titles, the decision had to be made like that.”

The former CEO Rummenigge should return to the supervisory board and support the Munich team in planning the squad for the coming season. Hainer had already confirmed that he would propose Rummenigge’s move up to the supervisory board at the shareholders’ meeting on Tuesday.

The quartet will take over the squad planning in close cooperation with coach Thomas Tuchel. According to Hoeneß, the 49-year-old should be available to the committee for eight to ten days to make his own suggestions.

First of all, no vacation for Tuchel

Julian Nagelsmann’s successor announced on Sunday that he would not be taking any vacation for the time being. “I have to take responsibility for the sporting development,” said Tuchel after the overall disappointing season with just one title. (dpa/sid/sbi)
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