Hoeneß and Rummenigge rejected: Bayern bosses wanted Xabi Alonso as sports director. Alonso was already very focused on a coaching career back then.
And he wanted to take a year off after his time as an active player. The 42-year-old ended his career at FC Bayern in the summer of 2017. Bayern had to reschedule after Alonso's cancellation. In August 2017, Hasan Salihamidzic was introduced as the new sports director, and later became sports Director.