Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz is said to be adamant that he will not allow the manager’s defection at any cost. Leipzig feel it’s a matter of principle: to lose defender Dayot Upamecano and Nagelsmann to Munich in the same transfer window would be like raising the white flag. Leipzig’s coach said he “would not start a war” if the Saxons tried to block his move south but both his and his club’s resolve are likely to be tested over the next few days when the Bavarians are bound to get in touch.īayern work under the assumption that the 33-year-old is open to making the switch from runners-up to champions next season although Leipzig seem determined not to release him this summer. The German champions would also like to have a much firmer idea if and how they can get their preferred target, Julian Nagelsmann, before they will acquiesce to Flick’s wish. Bayern, first, need to figure out the details of his release.įlick will probably be put on gardening leave rather than be allowed to walk away, in order to enable the club to ask for compensation from the German FA if he becomes Joachim Low’s successor as national team manager after the European Championship, as widely expected. It sounds conciliatory but is more of a case of the club for playing for time. In the press release, the club did say talks would “continue after the match at Mainz, as agreed”. There’s nothing more than Bayern can do for him. His stance won’t be confused with posturing or a power play designed to force out his nemesis, sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic. As much as Rummenigge and significant sections of the team would have liked to keep him in light of his sporting success and great handling of the squad, the manager’s pre-departure announcement has created facts on the ground. By revealing his intentions to all and sundry, Flick has ensured that there’s no turning back. Once he had told them, there was no choice but to tell everyone else. On top of that, he said that he wanted to make sure the team heard it from him first, rather than via leaks. His frustrations had grown further in recent weeks, and he had already come pretty close to admitting that he wanted to go immediately after the game against PSG on German television.īayern winning at Wolfsburg the day after second-placed RB Leipzig had drawn 0-0 with Hoffenheim meant that a ninth consecutive title is all but guaranteed, which lessened the need for Flick to stay schtum. Why did he do it? Somebody who knows the former Bayern midfielder well says that Flick could simply no longer keep his true emotions locked away. Rummenigge sanctioned a strongly-worded press release on Saturday afternoon that outlined why mutual silence had been the agreed course of action - “to not disrupt the concentration of the whole club on (the next) three important matches” - and underlined that the club “disapproved of the unilateral communication by Flick”. The manager going off-piste at Volkswagen Arena enraged the Bayern hierarchy, including executive chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, who had been the coach’s closest ally. They had already left for the airport by the time Flick spoke his mind. Bayern’s bosses were completely unprepared for his move but were at least spared the ignominy of getting surprised live on television. Both parties agreed that they would keep his decision secret until after the Bundesliga game against Mainz next week, but Flick came clean on Saturday evening, immediately after Bayern’s 3-2 win at Wolfsburg.Īfter the final whistle, he told his team in the dressing room he would be off, then returned to the TV cameras to go public.
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