Bayern Munich, Rummenigge’s return is official, Max Eberl becomes the new director

You go back to go forward. FC Bayern Munich will experience a revolution next season compared to the 2022/23 season. As a cadre, but even more so as a leadership framework. CEO Oliver Kahn and sporting director Brazzo Salihamidzic were sacked on the day of the title win (Kimmich said he will “wait a few days”, Müller admitted he was overwhelmed by the decision), but a replacement is being sought.

Bavaria, how changed

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The new CEO will be Jan-Christian Dreesen, who was the club’s finance director until last week. “There’s been too much selfishness in society lately,” he said recently. He will be supported in his new function by Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, who gave up his position as managing director (2002 to 2021) in favor of Kahn two years ago and will now return to the association as a member of the supervisory board. Former President Hoeneß (currently Honorary President) and a board member will also be given more power. Speaking to Kicker, Hoeneß said openly that Kahn’s dismissal was inevitable. “In hindsight, we have to admit it,” he explained. Even if Bayern had won the treble, we would have sent him away. The decision had to be made.

Tensions at Bayern Munich

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On the other hand, there were latent tensions between the board and Kahn. On Thursday, May 25, President Hainer spoke to Hoeneß to update him on the decision to part ways with Kahn. The former goalkeeper did not show up for the extraordinary board meeting on Friday and did not respond to calls from Hainer. Because of this, the company emailed Kahn about the decision to fire him. There would have been a meeting between the managers and Kahn on Thursday. According to Hoeneß, the meeting would have been “not at all pleasant”. Apparently, Kahn has raised the bar compared to his successor Jan-Christian Dreesen. The former goalkeeper denies the reconstructions, Hoeneß instead claims that it was precisely for this reason that he was denied the trip with the team to Cologne for the decisive game for the title. The Honorary President also added: “I thought Oliver could fill the role of CEO by capitalizing on his great personality. I thought he could do it alone, but instead he surrounded himself with agents and advisors who helped create a disastrous atmosphere.

The future of FC Bayern

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Rummenigge made his return to the club official and thanked him for the trust: “I’m happy to be able to help and thank the board for putting their trust in me.” I was lucky and honored to be able to celebrate major titles with this club , so I was happy to accept the offer.” Now we will also be looking for a new sporting director. The favorite is Max Eberl, whom the Bayern leaders have already met in the past few days. Eberl (current sporting director at Leipzig) was already considered the favorite six years ago to succeed Sammer as Bayern’s market man, but he turned down an offer to continue at Borussia Mönchengladbach, a club where he stayed for 14 years. “I’m tired, drained,” said Eberl when he decided to leave Gladbach over a year ago because he was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. There is no tension, no anger, no problems between me and the club. But I am tired. I have to say enough, I have to do it for myself, I have to take care of my health. I’ve always given everything for this club, first as a player and then as a manager, I treated him like he was my son but I don’t have the strength anymore. I want to get out of football, I want to see the world, I want to be happy.

Eberl from the low to the top

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Eberl became Gladbach’s sporting director when the club was vacillating between the first and second division (a safety came in a play-off with Bochum in 2011). From there, however, Borussia grew and focused on youngsters who have matured and made the club great. Marco Reus (held for just a million), Granit Xhaka, Thorgan Hazard are just some of Eberl’s great knowledge of the market. Players were identified, very young players were taken on and resold, which allowed the club (not particularly rich) to grow both economically and technically: in the last seven years under his leadership, the Foals got into the Champions League three times (in 2015 there were two Draw). of two games with Juve, in their last appearance they led the group with Real, Inter and Shakthar. As a Bavarian, as a Bayern Munich player and as a man of football, managers saw him as the right person to embody the sense of belonging that was disappearing for many in society. It will likely be up to him to build the side that will need to aim for the treble again next season. But from Rummenigge to Hoeneß to Eberl, Bayern decided to go forward, back. And focus on a few particularly popular exes.