FC Bayern Munich: Hasan Salihamidzic asked Julian Nagelsmann to waive his salary after negotiations with RB Leipzig
Julian Nagelsmann often emphasized that FC Bayern was his dream club. For the coaching job in Munich, he is said to have waived his salary.
Julian Nagelsmann waived part of his salary in order to make the move from RB Leipzig to Bayern Munich smoother. Consultant Volker Struth has that in his new book “Meine Spielzüge – From the coal settlement to Germany’s most successful player advisor” betray.
the image published on Sunday Excerpts from the book. Struth, who has been advising Nagelsmann since 2020, revealed details of the negotiations with the Saxons.
Nagelsmann’s negotiations with Bavaria: “The deal will be in place by Sunday, or I’ll call everything off”
The contact was made in April 2021, shortly after Hansi Flick’s announcement, wanting to leave Bayern at the end of the season. Leipzig had already been prepared for a call.
“The whole thing has to be settled by Sunday,” said RB managing director Oliver Mintzlaff on the phone to have emphasized the announcement: “I will not allow the negotiations to drag on. We would have to determine a coach successor ourselves, everything has to be done quickly so that there is no uncertainty in the team. The deal will be in place by Sunday or I’ll call it all off. “
All those responsible would have only had three days to process the deal. Leipzig demanded a fee of 30 million euros for the coach. “That’s crazy,” said Oliver Kahn, the new CEO of FC Bayern, on the phone.
FC Bayern: Nagelsmann waived millions
The German record champions only offered nine million euros, while Struth proposed 15 million euros as a compromise: “Mr. Mintzlaff, now that you have opened the book, we have to come to an agreement. You can no longer hold Julian”.
On April 18, the clubs are said to have agreed on 20 million euros plus bonuses. According to the kicker the sum can rise to up to 25 million euros if Nagelsmann wins twice by 2026.
Sports director Hasan Salihamidzic contacted Struth three days later and asked: “Maybe you can come with me again [Nagelsmann] talk about whether he is cutting back on his salary? “The 34-year-old is said to have received information from Sky Earn between 7.5 and 8 million euros gross.
“‘With that you come around the corner early, Hasan. Everything is firmly agreed!’ Yes, he knew that, of course, but when they made the offer to Julian, they did not expect to have to pay over 20 million to Leipzig, “writes Struth:” I can ask Julian. Whether he will respond to your request is entirely up to you him.”
In the end, Nagelsmann simply said “Okay” and thus agreed to waive around 15 percent of his salary.