FC Bayern: Personal consequences likely – doubts about Salihamidzic?

Supervisory Board discusses in May

FC Bayern lost all three possible titles within a few weeks. Out in the Champions League against Manchester City, final destination in the DFB Cup against SC Freiburg – and now, after a ten-year era of success as a result of the 1:3 defeat in Mainz, there is also the threat of losing the German championship to the competition Borussia Dortmund . Munich can no longer do it on their own five games before the end, the advantage lies with leaders BVB. This is also due to the fact that the surprising change of coach from Julian Nagelsmann to Thomas Tuchel fizzled out: the 49-year-old was only able to win two of his seven competitive games.

However, the focus is less on the coach and more on the management level of FC Bayern, because the problems lie deeper. Above all the “Picture” believes that the CEO, Oliver Kahn, in particular, is wobbling because he bears overall responsibility. sky, “Sport1” and the “Kicker” assume that there will be no personnel consequences at Säbener Straße before the end of the season. The responsible supervisory board does not plan to release a responsible person. The minimum goal of championship should not be jeopardized by the dismissal of a board member. After the end of the season, however, Kahn could well be dismissed, while – as reported by “Bild” – sports director Hasan Salihamidzic is said not to be up for debate.

According to reports, the control committee of the ailing FC Bayern, headed by President Herbert Hainer, will meet regularly on May 22 to discuss the possible consequences of an overall disappointing season. Hainer’s word has “lost some of its weight in the past few weeks and months”, instead the simple member of the supervisory board Uli Hoeneß is the strong man, writes the “Kicker”. And is the only medium to note that Sports Director Salihamidzic, who is responsible for squad planning, could also come into focus.

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It is said that some professionals no longer trust the ex-professional, who was publicly celebrated for his transfer policy almost a year ago. With the exception of 67 million purchases by Matthijs de Ligt (23), no newcomers have come in. The offensive star Sadio Mané (31), who was signed by Liverpool for 32 million euros, is increasingly mutating into a show transfer, which should above all ensure calm for Salihamidzic, who has come under criticism. The manager also did not manage to adequately replace top performers such as Robert Lewandowski (34), who had switched to FC Barcelona.

Is Bayern Munich too big for Salihamidzic? Tuchel is out of the question

Internally, there should be doubts about Salihamidzic’s suitability for the big task at Bayern. The record champion could be a size too big for the 46-year-old. The Bosnian was installed under Hoeneß as sports director in 2017, and in 2020 he was promoted to sports director. Since then, FCB has spent around €270m on new players, while earning €130m on departures. “Keep it up” in Munich is considered “currently unthinkable” in view of the trouble spots, according to the “Kicker”. Personnel consequences are therefore anything but impossible and even probable.

According to reports, coach Tuchel is not up for discussion, although the new man on the sidelines would start the 2023/24 season weakened. “Thomas Tuchel is the last one we have to discuss. He and his coaching staff are doing everything, tactically and psychologically, to make it clear to the boys that it’s worth winning this German championship title,” explained CEO Kahn after the defeat in Mainz.

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