According to SZ information, FC Bayern has signed Max Eberl as its new sports director. The 50-year-old will start working for the record champions during the second half of the season, i.e. in March or April at the latest. The long-time Gladbacher manager Eberl, who most recently worked for Leipzig, has long been considered the Munich team’s preferred candidate. The native of Lower Bavaria was particularly popular with Honorary President Uli Hoeneß. The appointment should be officially confirmed by the supervisory board at a meeting at the end of February, it is said.
The new sporting director then signs a long-term contract. By signing Eberl, Bayern would have clarified an important personnel detail during the restructuring of the management team. The restructuring became necessary after the club parted ways with CEO Oliver Kahn and sports director Hasan Salihamidzic at the end of May last year. Kahn’s position was taken over by long-time finance chief Jan-Christian Dreesen, while Salihamidzic’s position initially remained vacant.
Eberl was also linked to Liverpool
Hoeneß emphasized last year that “for the next six to twelve months we will have the staffing that the future should have.” Christoph Freund, who was signed by RB Salzburg in September, is the Munich team’s sports director. Eberl, who was born in Bogen near Straubing, played for the amateurs of FC Bayern in the early 1990s and also played professionally for the Munich team. As a result of his commitment, FC Bayern’s board of directors will expand again.
In addition to CEO Dreesen, the committee includes Michael Diederich and Andreas Jung. However, Jung has already announced his departure for the summer of 2024. Leipzig parted ways with Eberl at the end of September shortly before the top game against FC Bayern. From the RB bosses’ point of view, the reason was Eberl’s lack of commitment to Leipzig. “FC Bayern has nothing at all to do with Max Eberl’s release from Leipzig,” emphasized President Herbert Hainer last year.
The former Gladbach manager has not only been linked with a possible move to Bayern, but also to Liverpool. After dpa-Information the Saxons demanded around five million euros as a transfer fee. RB and Eberl had apparently agreed on this in the event that the manager found a new club.