Julian Nagelsmann's contract with FC Bayern runs until 2026, with Bayern boss Oliver Kahn now giving insights into the ex-coach's salary situation.
Munich – It will probably be remembered as FC Bayern Munich's biggest upset in the 2022/23 season: the dismissal of coach Julian Nagelsmann at the end of March. In an interview with Sport Bild, CEO Oliver Kahn once again commented on the motives behind the coach's release – and also went into more detail about the financial conditions.
| Julian Nagelsmann | |
|---|---|
| Born: | 23 July 1987 (aged 35 years), Landsberg am Lech |
| License: | UEFA Pro Licence |
| Professional stations as a coach: | TSG Hoffenheim, RB Leipzig, FC Bayern (currently without a club) |
| Greatest success: | German Champion 2021/22 |
FCB chairman Kahn has "firmly believed in the future with Nagelsmann"
Asked about the five-year contract that Nagelsmann signed in 2021, which was awarded in this form for the first time with the record champions, Kahn told Sport Bild (issue of 10 May): "Yes, this is a long contract term, and we also firmly believed in the future with Julian Nagelsmann. But things turned out differently than we had imagined. And then you just have to make a decision," the titan alluded to the separation from the young coach.
He also described the specific reasons for the termination of the cooperation: "The results, the form were simply not constant. At the time of the change of coach in the championship, we had squandered a ten-point lead over Dortmund," said Kahn and added, also with a view to the lead in the standings that has since been regained under new coach Thomas Tuchel: "The decision was right for that reason alone." In addition, the Bayern boss now also spoke plainly about a possible Bayern departure of Thomas Müller.
The financial risk for Bayern is limited, said chairman Oliver Kahn about the contract of ex-coach Julian Nagelsmann. © Imago / osnapix / Revierfoto
Kahn has "taken precautions": Ex-Bayern coach Nagelsmann will receive less salary from the summer
In addition, the 52-year-old also spoke to Sport Bild about the financial framework surrounding Nagelsmann's contract, which still runs until 2026. In 2021, for example, those responsible for Bayern "did not approach the matter naively" when the 35-year-old coach was hired, which was worth 25 million euros to RB Leipzig for the record champions. He stressed that FC Bayern had "taken precautions to keep the financial risk within limits."
According to information from Bild, the Titan is referring to clauses laid down in Nagelsmann's working paper, which will probably reduce the ex-Bayern coach's remuneration in the event of a release. From this summer, his salary will be reduced by 20 percent. Should Nagelsmann, whom ex-Bayern coach Felix Magath recently criticized, want to sit out his three-year contract, his salary will continue to decrease every year, according to the paper.
Kahn also recently said that he is still haunted by a "super-annoying situation" surrounding the separation of the Munich team from Nagelsmann. (wuc)
