Bayern extend with Hansi Flick - but sports director Hasan Salihamidzic puts direct pressure on the coach

FC Bayern Munich has extended Hansi Flick's contract in the long term. The German record champions announced this Friday. Sports director Hasan Salihamidzic praises loyalty and points to common goals.

• FC Bayern Munich extends coach Hansi Flick's contract .
• The new contract is valid until June 30, 2023.
• Hasan Salihamidzic and Oliver Kahn are very satisfied with Flick's work .

Munich - The decision has been made: Coach Hansi Flick has signed a long-term contract with Bayern Munich . The German record champions announced this early Friday evening.

FC Bayern: Hansi Flick and the Munich team extend the contract long-term

Accordingly, the double winner extends the contract with the former assistant and temporarily interim coach by three years until June 30, 2023. It is a clear signal also to the Bayern players who raved in unison about the cooperation with the 55-year-old from Baden .

Karl-Heinz #Rummenigge: "The #FCBayern is very satisfied with the work of Hansi #Flick. The team has developed very well under him, plays attractive football, which is also reflected in the results." #MiaSanMia # Flick2023 ️ ✔️ pic.twitter.com/0H2sWQI8WY

“ FC Bayern is very happy with Hansi Flick's work. The team has developed very well under him and plays attractive football, which is also reflected in the results. We are the only German club that is still represented in all three competitions, ”explained board boss Karl-Heinz Rummenigge:“ I also like the way he leads the team, his human qualities are convincing and his empathy speaks for him. "

Bayern Munich: Hansi Flick followed Niko Kovac

After separating from Niko Kovac , Flick, who was hired as an assistant coach, initially took on the job as head coach of Bavaria on an interim basis and finally until the end of the season. Under Flick, Munich won 18 games in 21 competitive games and regained RB Leipzig's lead in the Bundesliga.

Clear instructions: Hansi Flick in training at FC Bayern Munich.

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Even more: The Munich team convince with an attractive style of play based on pressing and counterpressing as well as an explosive switchover game, after predecessor Kovac had previously played a more staid football. The progress under Flick was unmistakable after just a few weeks.

Hansi Flick: Jupp Heynckes and Ottmar Hitzfeld were decisive advocates

The former assistant to national coach Joachim Löw, who became world champion with Germany in 2014, left no doubt that he would like to continue his work in Munich in the long term.

With Jupp Heynckes and Ottmar Hitzfeld, two formerly successful coaches had decided in favor of the native of Heidelberg, and FCB Honorary President Uli Hoeneß was also impressed by his commitment.

Hasan # Salihamidžić: "Hansi and I know in which direction we want to develop the team. Football faces great challenges. We believe that Hansi is also the right head coach for this time." #MiaSanMia # Flick2023 ️ ✔️ #FCBayern pic.twitter.com/j3Nic9etuF

But the sports leadership around Salihamidzic and the new board member Oliver Kahn apparently hesitated for weeks - now the decision. “From day one, when Hansi took over the team, we had a plan for how we would deal with the situation. First Hansi took over for two games, then until Christmas, then there was an agreement that he would be our coach until the end of the season. Hansi has been loyal and disciplined to this, it is a quality, ”the sports director is quoted in the club's official announcement.

FC Bayern: Flick emphasizes mutual trust with Salihamidzic and Kahn

Salihamidzic continues: “Another are the results that Hansi achieved with our team. These results speak for themselves. Hansi and I know in which direction we want to develop the team. ”So the sports director puts pressure directly on! A challenge that Flick is obviously willing to take on.

"The talks with Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Oliver Kahn and Hasan Salihamidžić were very good and characterized by great mutual trust," said the Bayern head coach: "Together we have set the course for the coming years. I am sure that we can achieve a lot together. ”

How big the pressure will be on him in the coming months (and possibly years), Oliver Kahn symbolized with his statement on the contract extension.

For Bayern Munich , it is important that a coach also understands the club's philosophy, said the record champions' board: “Hansi was a player at Bayern , he was an assistant coach. Now he is permanently head coach. It is a good way. Hansi knows the mentality of the club, he knows that Bayern is measured by maximum success. "

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