Salihamidzic discusses expulsion with Hainer. © Sky/Schimak
Despite the renewed league title, sporting director Salihamidzic and chairman Kahn have to leave FC Bayern. After the game, there was a discussion between Salihamidzic and President Hainer.
Munich - Contrary to most expectations, FC Bayern Munich has been crowned German champions for the eleventh time in a row. However, winning the title cannot hide the record champions' mixed season at best. Apparently, the Supervisory Board also sees it that way. In an extraordinary supervisory board meeting convened at short notice, he decided that Hasan Salihamidzic and Oliver Kahn would have to pack their bags, as tz has learned. First, Bild and Kicker reported on the separation.
It is possible that Salihamidzic himself only learned shortly after the final whistle of the match against FC Cologne that he and Kahn had no future at FC Bayern. Television footage showed the Bosnian discussing with president Herbert Hainer on the pitch after the game. The visibly upset Salihamidzic gesticulated wildly. Finally, Jan-Christian Dreesen, most recently Chief Financial Officer, joined us and the conversation was over. Dreesen is to succeed Kahn as Bayern CEO.
Kahn himself had not traveled to Cologne. Most recently, there was talk of a flu illness of the former goalkeeper. However, the imminent dismissal could also have been the reason for this. FC Bayern had been eliminated from the DFB-Pokal and the Champions League within a few weeks and almost lost the championship as well. Only because Dortmund blundered against Mainz (2-2), it was enough for the Munich team in the end. The media, fans and experts blamed Kahn and Salihamidzic for the poor performance - among other things because of the sudden dismissal of coach Julian Nagelsmann in the final spurt of the season.
