Julian Nagelsmann was hired as the new coach of FC Bayern quickly after Flick's departure.
Uli Hoeneß and Oliver Kahn now report why everything had to go so quickly.
Munich - In the end, it only took two weeks.
Hansi Flick * had informed the team and the public after the Wolfsburg game in mid-April that he would like to terminate his contract with FC Bayern *, which runs until 2023.
A week later, the FCB bosses complied with Flick's request and announced a few days later that Julian Nagelsmann would become the new coach on Säbener Straße from July 1, 2021.
So a quick shot?
Are you kidding me? Are you serious when you say that!
“As a club, you are always obliged to think about what happens if that doesn't work with the current coach,” says the designated chairman of the board of Bavaria, Oliver Kahn *, in a double interview with Uli Hoeneß at
Sport1
.
Therefore, "Julian and his development have been observed for a very long time," reports the ex-Titan.
FC Bayern: Hoeneß on Nagelsmann commitment: "Seldom under as much pressure as we were now"
The fact that FC Bayern had to dig deep into their pockets in the end and had to pay a high transfer fee for the 33-year-old was due to the fact that the record champions had to act quickly.
“You are seldom under as much pressure as we were now.
When Hansi decided to take on the role at the DFB, the club had to act quickly, ”says Hoeneß:“ If you had been around for weeks or months, you couldn't have left Hansi Flick out of the contract.
That is why it was absolutely right to get it done quickly. "
The Bayern bosses also see the fact that Nagelsmann is coming to Munich with RB Leipzig after two lost cup finals.
"I don't think it's at all bad that we hire a coach who is not so highly decorated, but highly ambitious," says Kahn.
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The vice-world champion from 2002 also reveals which way you want to go with Nagelsmann.
"We get him because we are convinced of his quality and he identifies very strongly with the club, that was an important aspect," said Kahn: "It was always a dream of his to be a coach at Bayern Munich one day.
We will focus on younger players in the next few years.
Julian showed in Hoffenheim and Leipzig that he can make teams better and develop young players. "
Meanwhile, the farewell to Hansi Flick surprised the FCB bosses, as they confess in an interview. “I had a lot of conversations with Hansi” reports Kahn: “In between I had the feeling that we could manage it. But that the topic of the national team worked in him when Jogi Löw announced his resignation after the European Championship, cannot be ignored. Ultimately, he made his decision and shared it with us. From our management point of view, it would have been negligent not to act immediately. "
Julian Nagelsmann then signed a contract on Säbener Strasse until 2026. Most recently, there had been discussions about the native Landsberger's coaching team, because long-time assistant coach Hermann Gerland, like Miroslav Klose, is leaving the club in the summer *.
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