After his surprising release from RB Leipzig last weekend, is Max Eberl now joining FC Bayern, where he has been traded for a long time? In any case, the Munich team would probably have to dig a little deeper or less deep into their pockets for the top manager, depending on the media report, in order to buy him out of his contract with the Red Bulls.
After numerous internal frictions and an alleged lack of identification with the club, RB Leipzig pulled the ripcord on Friday and parted ways with sports director Max Eberl, who only took up his position at the Red Bulls in December last year and had signed until 2026.
The good thing from Eberl’s point of view: FC Bayern is already a club that is said to have had the former Gladbach manager in its focus for a long time.
However, Eberl is still under contract with RB Leipzig for more than 2.5 years. This means: The Saxons will most likely demand a transfer fee for the 50-year-old. “Bild”, “Sky” and “dpa” have now found out how high this could be.
According to both reports, RB expects that those responsible in Munich will contact them soon, as they cannot hope for an absolute bargain with Eberl.
FC Bayern interested? RB Leipzig demands millions for Eberl
Because according to “Bild”, the people of Leipzig probably want to recoup at least the amount that was transferred to Gladbach a little less than a year ago in order to get Eberl out of there. According to the report, a minimum of seven million euros.
“Sky” and “dpa”, on the other hand, report that Eberl has a clause in his contract that allows him to leave for less than five million euros. According to the TV station, this option did not exist when the contract was signed and was only subsequently specified around the recent separation.
“If someone comes, you have to talk about the modalities,” “Bild” quotes “RB managing director Johann Plenge on the Eberl case.
The Saxons seem to be willing to negotiate, but to what extent this also applies to the transfer fee is unclear. However, if the “Sky” report is correct, the poker should only last for a short time, provided that the FCB puts the maximum of five million euros on the table.
As a player, Eberl went through FC Bayern’s entire youth system and played a Bundesliga game for the German record champions in 1991. The Munich native has been Honorary President Uli Hoeneß’s preferred candidate for a long time. In addition to the newly installed sports director Christoph Freund, Eberl could succeed Hasan Salihamidzic, who was fired in May, as sports director.