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FC Bayern’s call will no longer be followed immediately
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Nagelsmann will remain national coach until 2026 – no return to Bayern
Julian Nagelsmann was supposed to be Thomas Tuchel’s successor at FC Bayern Munich. But the national coach will stay with the DFB even after the European Championships. He is said to have agreed on a contract extension with the association.
Julian Nagelsmann has extended his position as national coach until 2026. This is an important signal for the DFB. The decision presents FC Bayern with a major challenge. The complicated situation in the club is coming to a head.
Julian Nagelsmann’s decision is surprising. And puts his former club FC Bayern under pressure. It complicates the search for a coach for the German soccer record champions. The fact that the 36-year-old has extended his contract as national coach until 2026 is a defeat for the world club – although there were different opinions and reservations about this option within the club.
The Munich team had thought intensively about bringing Nagelsmann back around a year after his release from the masters. Nagelsmann’s advisor made this public this week. It would have been a strange and controversial return campaign, but one that would have made perfect sense. The new sports director Max Eberl in particular is said to have seen many pro points for Nagelsmann’s solution.
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Nagelsmann’s commitment to the German Football Association (DFB), which was announced on Friday morning, is a rejection of Bayern. After Xabi Alonso, he is the second coach in just a few weeks to turn down an offer from Bayern. Alonso prefers to stay at Bayer Leverkusen, Nagelsmann prefers to stay at the DFB. Bayern’s call is (no longer) immediately followed – they are not used to that in Munich.
Nagelsmann’s decision is a strong and important signal for the DFB. A young coach decides to join a struggling association – and turns down offers from top clubs like Bayern. The fact that Nagelsmann made this decision before the start of the European Championships in Germany (June 14th to July 14th) is right and important. The association, with sports director Rudi Völler at the helm, fought for its desired solution – and got it. Nagelsmann is passionate about the job as national coach; for him it is a matter of the heart.
The matter with Klopp is settled for now
An open personnel statement of this magnitude would have caused unrest during the tournament. It should be good for Nagelsmann and the national team to have clarity early on. In the event of a preliminary round exit from the European Championship in his own country – a historic opportunity for German football – there should be no automatic job guarantee for Nagelsmann either.
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Jürgen Klopp as national coach – this dream of many fans has now come to an end. And Bayern have a problem: their future coach could now publicly appear to be a B or even C solution.
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This would not apply to Zinédine Zidane, the former Real Madrid coach is a candidate and is one of the greatest personalities in world football. In addition, Roberto de Zerbi from the English first division club Brighton & Hove Albion, Austria’s national coach Ralf Rangnick and Unai Emery from Aston Villa are among others and Roger Schmidt from Benfica Lisbon.
Thomas Tuchel can still win the Champions League
The situation at FC Bayern is now very complicated and strange. The club decided weeks ago to part ways with Thomas Tuchel in the summer. The 50-year-old emphasized on Friday afternoon that he would not stay beyond the playing time.
He and his team reached the semi-finals of the Champions League this week and can triumph with the club in the premier class. Few people would have thought that was realistic weeks ago. Parting ways with a coach who has just won the biggest club competition in the world – it would be fitting for Bayern’s wild and sometimes bizarre season.
Eberl is now under even more pressure. Filling the coaching position is extremely important. National player Joshua Kimmich makes his future dependent on this personnel and has not yet extended his contract.
Munich’s sports director Max Eberl is under pressure after Julian Nagelsmann’s cancellation
Source: dpa/Tom Weller
Bayern want to have the coaching question clarified by the beginning of May. The people of Munich are longing for a coach who will finally shape an era again. There have been too many coaching changes in recent years. This particularly annoys Honorary President Uli Hoeneß. The club experienced its most successful years when there was continuity in the coaching position.
Finding the right coach for Bayern is a test for Eberl and the other club managers.
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