Julian Nagelsmann leaves RB Leipzig to join Bayern Munich. – Odd Andersen / AFP
From unofficial, the news quickly became official. The current RB Leipzig coach Julian Nagelsmann, 33, will take over the management of Bayern Munich at the end of this season, replacing Hans-Dieter Flick who is stepping down, the Bavarian club announced on Tuesday.
“FC Bayern have hired 33-year-old Julian Nagelsmann as their new head coach. The Bavarian-born coach will leave RB Leipzig for Munich at the start of the next season on July 1, 2021, and his contract with the German champion will run for five years, until June 30, 2026. », Announced the most successful club in the country in a statement.
Youngest coach in Bundesliga history
According to Bild, Bayern could pay up to 25 million euros, including bonuses, to their current runner-up in the Bundesliga standings. Nagelsmann became in February 2016, at the age of 28, the youngest coach in the history of the Bundesliga. He then officiated in Hoffenheim, before joining Leipzig in 2019
The employer of the French Pavard, Hernandez, Tolisso and Coman announced that it had reached an agreement with Hansi Flick, whose contract ran until June 2023. Under the leadership of the 56-year-old technician, appointed in November 2019, Bayern signed a fabulous sextuplet (championship, national cup, Champions League, UEFA super cup, national super cup, Club World Cup).
The name of Flick is regularly mentioned to take over from Joachim Löw, who will leave his place as coach of the Mannschaft this summer after the Euro.