Pep Guardiola coached FC Bayern from 2013 to 2016 and has since worked at Manchester City.Image: AP / Dave Thompson
It’s getting harder every day to keep track of FC Bayern’s coaching search. After Xabi Alonso, Julian Nagelsmann and Ralf Rangnick canceled, there was wild speculation in several directions.
It seems clear that Thomas Tuchel is not available for a longer collaboration. Julen Lopetegui would probably prefer to move to West Ham United in the Premier League and Roberto De Zerbi loves Brighton too much to leave the club.
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Zinédine Zidane has been traded off and on for months. However, there are supposed to be concerns about language skills when it comes to French people. He doesn’t speak German and there is a big question mark behind his English skills.
Zinédine Zidane reacts amusingly to the Bayern question
As part of the Miami Grand Prix, he spoke in Spanish in a short interview with Sky. He looked ahead to the second leg between Real Madrid and FC Bayern in the Champions League, which takes place on Wednesday: “I’m keeping my fingers crossed for Real, but it will be a difficult game.”
In the conversation, Zidane also couldn’t avoid the question of whether he would be Munich’s coach in the future. “No, I’ll watch the game,” he cleverly evaded. It is questionable whether this represents a serious rejection of FCB.
But that generally applies to Bayern’s coaching search. “I’ve learned in my life, which hasn’t always been easy: When one door closes, another opens, which you wouldn’t have expected to open,” Max Eberl indicated on Sky on Saturday Munich could also act as a surprising solution.
Will Pep Guardiola return to FC Bayern?
Of course, this opens the door to speculation. For example, about a man who once worked successfully at FC Bayern: Pep Guardiola.
This option was added on Sunday evening “Sky90” discussed. “He would definitely be a great coach who would make the Allianz Arena shine,” Lothar Matthäus initially enthused about this thought game.
At the same time, Germany’s record national player put a damper on all those Bayern fans who have hopes for the Spaniard: “But I wouldn’t bet on Guardiola with the bookmakers now.”
Jörg Althoff, sports director at Bild Süd, opposed this. Guardiola has “an affinity for Munich, still has an apartment in Munich, is friends with Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.” Accordingly, the trainer is often in the Bavarian capital to maintain friendships.
His clear statement: “He loves this city, he loves this club. If there is this chance, you have to think the unthinkable.”
In any case, a problem from FCB’s perspective is Guardiola’s current employment; the Spaniard has been coaching Manchester City since 2016 and still has a contract there until the summer of 2025. Of course, Bayern cannot wait until then.
The season is currently coming to an end for Hertha BSC. The Berliners have finally lost their chances of promotion again with inconsistent performances in the last few weeks, but there is sufficient cushion downwards.
2024-05-06 15:33:00
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