According to club president Herbert Hainer, the separation of CEO Oliver Kahn from FC Bayern was “not amicable”. “It was very emotional and we couldn’t come to an agreement with Oliver at the end of the day,” Hainer said in Munich about the decisive talk with Kahn last Thursday. The tweet published by Kahn on Sunday surprised the 68-year-old accordingly.
“I’m amazed at that. Uli Hoeneß and I had the conversation on Thursday at 11 a.m. Then we spoke on the phone again on Friday and it was a calm, factual conversation. On Saturday afternoon he informed us that he was in bed with the summer flu. We have that on our cell phones,” says Hainer. “We want to do everything so that he can stay in the FC Bayern family. There is no question at all that we treat Oliver with respect, but both sides are part of it.” The separation was easier with sports director Hasan Salihamidzic.
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The supervisory board of the record champions met on Friday evening and “decided to dismiss Oliver Kahn.” Kahn contradicted media reports, according to which he is said to have received the news of his forced departure with great emotion. “The claim that I freaked out when I was informed about the dismissal is definitely not true,” he said on Twitter. He had “a calm and factual conversation” with Hainer on the phone and was “only surprised at this activism, why this decision was brought forward.”
Tuchel shocked Reactions to the Bavaria earthquakeThis way Bayern announced the separation of CEO Kahn and sports director Salihamidzic immediately after winning the title 2-1 at 1. FC Köln. Kahn was not at the game and not at the championship celebration. Hainer justified this with the process on Thursday and Friday. Originally, the supervisory board meeting of the record champions with personnel decisions was only planned for Tuesday.
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At the press conference, the Bayern boss also announced the possible return of former CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. The 67-year-old should move to the supervisory board and support the Munich team in planning the squad for the coming season. Hainer will propose Rummenigge’s move up to the control committee on Tuesday at the shareholders’ meeting.
Hainer did not comment on the names mentioned by several media as candidates for the vacant post of sports director at the record champions. “Of course we are looking for someone who understands his business from A to Z,” said the President. “Of course we also thought about it, but it’s still too early and I won’t speculate about names here.”
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Hasan Salihamidzic has been sporting director since 2017 and has been sporting director of FC Bayern since 2020. During this time he already closed some big million dollar deals!
Status: February 2023
Sandro Wagner 2017/18 | came from TSG Hoffenheim for €13m
Transfer fee can increase to up to €24 million thanks to performance-related bonuses. Ajax should be involved in a future transfer with up to 7.5 percent of the fee.
Mathy’s phone | 2022/23 | came from Stade Rennes for over €20m
If Bayern win the double twice by 2026, the transfer fee will increase to €25m (source: Kicker). Update October 24: According to agent Volker Struth, Bayern paid just over €20m.
Sadio Mané | 2022/23 | comes from Liverpool for €32m
When specifically asked about Max Eberl from RB Leipzig and Markus Krösche from Eintracht Frankfurt as candidates, Hainer said: “I think that the two are very good sports directors when they are in the DFB Cup final with their clubs.”
New Bayern boss Dreesen: Had different life plans
Kahn’s successor Jan-Christian Dreesen will initially receive a two-year contract as CEO at Bayern Munich. “Both sides were very happy with it,” said Hainer. Dreesen assured him that the term was “not really important”. The previous CFO actually wanted to retire at the end of the season. “Certainly my life planning was different,” admitted the 55-year-old.
After the abrupt separation from Kahn shortly before the season finale, the Bayern management around Hainer, the chairman of the supervisory board, offered Dreesen the office. He couldn’t have missed this opportunity, said Dreesen. “If you’re still offered that as a native East Frisian, then I didn’t have to think about it that long,” he added.
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Previously, Dreesen had also been traded as the new managing director of the German Football League. He confirmed that he had had “really good talks” with DFL supervisory board chairman Hans-Joachim Watzke in the past few days. But when he was asked by FC Bayern, he said the decision was “easier than I thought it would be.”
Dreesen wants to strengthen cohesion at Bayern again
After internal criticism of Kahn’s administration, Dreesen announced that he was in favor of a stronger “for each other and with each other” in the club. This has recently come up short. “If people enjoy their work, if you trust each other, then you are much more successful,” said the new Bayern CEO. This applies to both the team and the employees of the record champions.
He also wants to try harder to get closer to the fans. This is of great value to him and he also enjoys it. In terms of sport, Dreesen formulated a well-known goal for the Bundesliga: “We want to be number one and Dortmund should be number two.”
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