Bundesliga
Kahn on Bayern’s second chance for Nagelsmann: Why not?
Kahn comments on FC Bayern’s coaching question. photo
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Oliver Kahn was CEO of FC Bayern when Julian Nagelsmann had to leave as Munich coach. He doesn’t think it’s a bad idea for the national coach to return.
Nagelsmann is currently the national coach and still has a contract until after the European Championships in the summer. But his name is mentioned again and again when it comes to the successor to Thomas Tuchel at FC Bayern. The German football record champions had agreed with Tuchel to end the contract, which was actually dated until the end of June 2025, this summer.
Kahn and Nagelsmann: There was something there
“It says a lot when one of the most sought-after coaches in Europe, who led a star-studded team to the Champions League final in Paris and won the Champions League with Chelsea, is struggling with so many difficulties in Munich.” said Kahn about Tuchel. The Munich team were prematurely dethroned by Bayer Leverkusen last weekend after eleven championships in a row.
Kahn, a former Munich goalkeeper, was CEO of FC Bayern for almost two years from summer 2021. The early separation from Nagelsmann in March 2023 also occurred during his time. Tuchel became his successor.
“We saw our sporting success at risk at the time and therefore made this decision, which was definitely not an easy one. We weren’t able to win three titles, but we still became German champions,” said Kahn. “I’ve said many times that I thought it was really bad how this decision was implemented. It didn’t go well and that still bothers me today.”