Mintzlaff denies agreement
Max Eberl is about to return to the football business. “sky“ reports that the 48-year-old has reached an agreement in principle with RB Leipzig about becoming a sports director. According to this, the long-time manager of Borussia Mönchengladbach should start with the “Red Bulls” on December 1st. It is said that the final details are still to be clarified, but the deal should be announced shortly.
RB managing director Oliver Mintzlaff had recently emphasized several times that the Saxons and Eberl were not that far together. “I can deny everything that has been written. I can deny that we have an agreement with Max Eberl. We are in talks with a candidate, but have not yet come to an agreement,” he said a few weeks ago. The position of head of sport has been vacant at Leipzig since Markus Krösche left for Eintracht Frankfurt last year. Michael Edwards, who worked at Liverpool FC until recently, was considered a candidate before Mintzlaff rejected a deal in November. Originally it was said that the position should be filled by this season at the latest. A solution seems to have been found with Eberl, albeit after a long search.
Update, 5:38 p.m.: Mintzlaff denied in an interview with the “pictureAn agreement with Eberl: “Yes, we are interested in Max Eberl, and yes, we have had initial talks. On the other hand, what is reported completely incorrectly is that there is already an agreement and a starting date. We have of course informed Gladbach of our interest, nothing more and nothing less has happened so far. ”According to the newspaper, the start of the service is still a sticking point At the turn of the year to be able to familiarize yourself with the Bundesliga during the World Cup break.
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Negotiations between RB Leipzig and Borussia Mönchengladbach about Eberl are ongoing
According to reports, Leipzig would have to pay a fee to his ex-club Gladbach for Eberl’s commitment. “Bild” recently reported that the “foals” want 10 million euros for their former manager.
Update, 2:23 p.m.: RB Leipzig has officially expressed interest in signing Eberl with Borussia Mönchengladbach. According to a Borussia spokesman on Tuesday, the first talks about a possible agreement between the Bundesliga clubs were “but not productive”.
Born in Bavaria, he decided to resign in January after 23 years at the club – 13 of them in charge of squad planning – for health reasons. He was simply “exhausted,” he emphasized at a press conference at the time. There is no anger and no frustration, it’s all about his health. “I’m ending something that was my life. Which I enjoyed and enjoyed. Soccer is my joy. A lot of things around it are no longer my joy,” he said. His contract, which ran until 2026, was not terminated, but was only suspended. Eberl is still employed by Gladbach, but does not receive a salary.
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