Per Mertesacker has commented on speculation about an engagement with the German Football Association (DFB). “As far as Oliver Bierhoff is concerned, things went relatively quickly. But now the waves are smoothed over. Now you can look to the future and try to find the right staff,” said the former international and current “ZDF” expert on Saturday about the resignation of the DFB director announced at the beginning of the week.
When asked if the DFB had already knocked on his door, the 38-year-old replied: “No one has spoken to me after Bierhoff’s exit. You also have to know that I am very, very happy in London – family and professionally.” However, Mertesacker, current head of the Arsenal Academy, did not want to categorically rule out a job with the association: “You basically have to ask yourself the question at the DFB , how to proceed, which people to contact now. That’s why I’m just waiting. I hate to speculate.”
The DFB is looking for a successor after Bierhoff’s resignation, and a double solution is also under discussion. Fredi Bobic, managing director of Bundesliga club Hertha BSC, is hotly traded. However, the former national striker said in a media round on Wednesday: “I have a job, I feel very comfortable at Hertha.” Matthias Sammer, already sporting director of the DFB from 2006 to 2012, is reportedly ready to return in an advisory role.
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