From Tuchel's successor to the Bayern campus: Hoeneß and Rummenigge are pulling the strings again. According to a survey by the sports marketing agency ONE8Y, among German record supporters, Xabi Alonso is not the top candidate for the position.

Bayern CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen regularly seeks advice from the two grandees. “There are very successful people from finance in the management team. I lack the sporting competence,” questioned record national player Lothar Matthäus recently in his Sky column.