Surprising rumors about two former national coaches: Joachim Löw and Hansi Flick are both candidates for a club that is not in the absolute top category.
This is the Japanese first division team Urawa Red Diamonds. “Sports Hochi” reports on the current fourth-placed J1 League’s interest in the ex-DFB coach.
In addition to Löw and Flick, Per-Mathias Høgmo should also be an option for the former club of former national players Michael Rummenigge, Uwe Rahn, Uwe Bein and Guido Buchwald. The 64-year-old Norwegian is currently under contract with BK Häcken in Sweden.
The Urawa Reds are looking for a successor to Poland’s Maciej Scorja, who will be leaving office at the end of the year after the end of the season in Japan.
Löw and Flick are currently without a job. The former successful coach of FC Bayern was the first national coach in the history of the DFB to be dismissed early in September after the 1:4 embarrassment in the friendly against Japan.
Hansi Flick also traded at FC Barcelona
His predecessor Löw voluntarily withdrew from his position after the 2021 European Championship. Since then, there has been repeated speculation about a new commitment to another national team or in club football. However, these have not yet been made concrete.
Flick was most recently linked to AS Roma and FC Barcelona. The Catalans have been rumored to be separating from club icon Xavi for weeks. However, an internal solution with Rafael Márquez, the head coach of the second team, should be the number one option for the Barca bosses.
After the triumph in the Asian Champions League in April and because of their participation in the Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia (December 12th to 22nd), the Urawa Reds have sufficient financial resources to bring about the commitment of a prominent trainer it continues in the report from Japan.