Bundesliga
Hoeneß confirms: Rangnick is only the third choice of coach at FCB
Uli Hoeneß spoke about the coaching search at FC Bayern. photo
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Ralf Rangnick is set to become Bayern’s new coach. Former manager Hoeneß reveals that the veteran was not the first choice in Munich and not the second either. He also talks about Zidane.
Only when these two canceled was Rangnick, the current team manager of the Austrian national team, contacted. The former Bundesliga coach is currently weighing up Munich’s offer.
“We never spoke to three coaches at the same time,” said Hoeneß. “When we talk to someone, you have to make them feel like they’re the man. If they say yes, then it’s perfect. If they say no, then it moves on.” So after two rejections, Bayern finally got Rangnick.
Hoeneß assumes that the 65-year-old will make a decision in the next few days. “I think there will be a yes or a no within a week,” predicted the 72-year-old supervisory board and former manager of FC Bayern.
“No one spoke to Zidane”
Hoeneß also described the speculation and reports about the status of the Munich team’s search for a coach as a “hunt that takes place every day” and added that preparation for the new season only begins on July 1st. He denied reports that Bayern had negotiated with former world footballer Zinédine Zidane. “I’m convinced no one has spoken to him.”
Hoeneß described that it was believed at Säbener Strasse that Nagelsmann would decide to return and not extend his position as national coach. The coach, who was on leave from Bayern in spring 2023, will remain the DFB selection coach beyond the home European Championship.
“If the European Championship goes well, then he has made a good decision,” said Hoeneß. “If it goes badly, then he has made a catastrophic decision. Then FC Bayern would have been better.”