Bayern Munich presents Max Eberl as new board member for sport, 'sufficient work for two'
Bayern Munich chief government Jan-Christian Dreesen says they’ve sufficient work for 2 sporting administrators after presenting Max Eberl on Tuesday.
Bayern had already appointed former Salzburg sporting director Christoph Freund to interchange the fired Hasan Salihamidžić final September, however that hasn’t prevented it from handing Eberl a three-year deal via June 2027 to supervise a serious shakeup.
Dreesen mentioned on Tuesday he had spoken with Freund, “an actual crew participant,” about Eberl’s potential signing final September.
“There may be work, loads of work for 2, and I’m certain that it’s going to work brilliantly as a crew,” Dreesen mentioned.
Eberl mentioned he’ll work with Freund “as equals” and they’ll even have help from Dreesen, membership president Herbert Hainer and former membership leaders Uli Hoeneß and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, who’re on the supervisory board.
Eberl beforehand labored beside others when he was sporting director at Borussia Mönchengladbach from 2008-22 and Leipzig extra not too long ago. “It’s not potential to steer such golf equipment alone,” he mentioned.
He performed 146 video games at Gladbach from 1999-2004 earlier than turning to administration. He stop as sporting director at Gladbach due to burnout. Eberl mentioned he made use of an eight-month break from soccer to mirror, discuss, and “develop very a lot as an individual.”
He joined Leipzig in September 2022 however was fired a yr later for “his failure to decide to the membership” amid the rumors linking him with the Bayern job.
Although he wasn’t concerned, Eberl mentioned Bayern’s choice to not proceed with coach Thomas Tuchel past this season was the best one. Nevertheless, he nonetheless believes the crew can win a title this yr.
Bayern is eight factors behind Bayer Leverkusen with 11 rounds remaining within the Bundesliga, whereas it should overturn a one-goal deficit to Lazio to succeed in the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
“We’re within the position of chasers, which is considerably unaccustomed for Bayern. Eight factors appears like quite a bit, however there are sufficient video games,” Eberl mentioned.
He’ll then have to discover a new coach, with Leverkusen’s Xabi Alonso among the many favorites. The Spanish coach has taken Leverkusen from the relegation zone, when he took over, to Bundesliga chief in his first senior administration job.
Eberl tried hiring Alonso at Gladbach in 2021 however the former Actual Madrid, Bayern and Liverpool star turned down the teaching supply as a result of he mentioned it was too quickly. Alonso was a reserve crew coach at Actual Sociedad on the time.
“Now we have to seek out the suitable coach after which the suitable gamers. Ideally as quickly as potential,” mentioned Eberl, who didn’t identify any favourite candidates.
Eberl will even have to clear the futures of Alphonso Davies and Joshua Kimmich, whose contracts expire subsequent yr. Davies has been linked to a transfer to Actual Madrid and Kimmich has seemed sad in current video games.
“These are all talks that we now have to have now,” mentioned Eberl, who begins formally on Friday.
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