As of: March 26, 2024, 2:57 p.m
By: Hanna Raif, Philipp Kessler
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Roberto de Zerbi, who plays successful and respectable football with Brighton & Hove Albion, is said to be very popular with Max Eberl.
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Bayern are looking for a new coach for next season.
Xabi Alonso is the favorite.
But two Premier League coaches are also on the Munich list.
Munich - Something is happening on Säbener Straße.
The German national players return to FC Bayern on Wednesday.
And so the full focus begins on the top Bundesliga game on Saturday (6.30 p.m., Sky) against Borussia Dortmund.
Probably there: Harry Kane (30).
As the
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learned, the super striker is scheduled to return to team training on Wednesday after an injury to his left ankle.
With Manuel Neuer (37), however, it will be a race against time.
The goalkeeper, who tore a muscle fiber in his thigh while playing for the German national team, is doing better and better.
But with a game against BVB it will probably be tight.
“I'm currently assuming that it probably won't be enough for Dortmund,” Bayern's goalkeeping coach Michaelrechner (43) was recently quoted by Sky.
Whether with or without Kane and Neuer – coach Thomas Tuchel (50) will find solutions.
Starting next season, FCB's personnel issues will no longer be his issue.
The record champions and Tuchel agreed weeks ago about an early separation in the summer.
The search for a successor is ongoing.
Sports director Max Eberl (50) and sports director Christoph Freund (46) have a list that is being processed.
Next up: Xabi Alonso (42) from Bayer Leverkusen.
The Spaniard is Munich's absolute preferred candidate.
The bosses are aware that signing the ex-Bayern player will be a “tough job”.
Alonso is under contract with league leaders Leverkusen until 2026.
“There is hardly a coach who is being considered who is free right now.
These are just coaches who are under contract somewhere and may have great success.
It’s not so easy to tell them that FC Bayern is the measure of all things,” said Honorary President Uli Hoeneß (72) last week.
Unai Emery is also in the extended circle of candidates
According to journalist Matteo Moretto, Eberl is said to have already spoken to Alonso's alternative Roberto de Zerbi (44) from Premier League club Brighton and confirmed Bayern's fundamental interest.
According to the English Telegraph, the Italian, whose contract runs until 2026, has an exit clause of 14 million euros.
Bayern have not yet made contact with Brighton.
Unai Emery (52) from Aston Villa is also on Bayern's coaching list.
The Spaniard is part of the extended circle of candidates.
So something is happening on Säbener Straße, and not just on the lawn.
Hanna Raif, Philipp Kessler