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The telling piece of this part of the timeline is just how concerned Rummenigge became almost immediately after Flick first became linked to Germany.Īgain, there are so many things that seem preventable from this view of the saga, but the prevailing theme is that it all basically comes down to two very stubborn men who could not find a compromise on how to work together for the long-term. It seems as if there was a severe lack of communication and alignment on a number of issues including budget, rosters, etc. The Bayern Munich coach, Hansi Flick, says he has informed the club he wants to leave at the end of the season, making the announcement after his side had earned a crucial 3-2 Bundesliga win. Flick did not reportedly let on that he was already considering leaving Bayern Munich if the DFB job opened up.įlick clearly was annoyed very early in his tenure with his lack of a say in squad planning and that really only snowballed over time. November 18, 2020: The DFB first starts considering Flick to take over for Joachim Löw and Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge is concerned enough to invite Flick in for some coffee to talk over the situation. Former Bayern Munich boss Hansi Flick is using Germany’s upcoming set of friendlies to take a long look at some players who might be part of his team’s next generation. Flick hated that the situation went public at such a key juncture. Flick was super-annoyed because the squad was prepping to face RB Salzburg and Borussia Dortmund - and even said so to the press. Neither player has made an impact in Bavaria.Įarly November 2020: Bayern Munich president Herbert Hainer hit the airwaves to let everyone know that the club was withdrawing its proposal to David Alaba. Salihamidzic wanted Marc Roca, while Fick wanted Tiago Dantas. The 58-year-old was dismissed after his side lost 4-1 to Japan on Saturday in a friendly. And.for good measure, Flick and Brazzo can probably at least agree on this: Their “preferred” midfielders were both bad this season. (Editor’s note: That was PEAK FLICK)Įnd of August 2020: Flick is bitter because he was “promised” Chelsea’s Callum Hudson-Odoi, but all he got was a beaten down Douglas Costa. July 2020: Brazzo gets his man as Leroy Sané officially decides to leave Manchester City for Bayern Munich.Īugust 2020: After winning the Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal, Bayern Munich clinches its second-ever treble under Flick. Bayern Munich boss Hansi Flick confirmed on Saturday that he has asked to leave the club at the end of the season. June 2020: Timo Werner officially signed with Chelsea FC and Bayern Munich was not active in the bidding. However, this season he has become frustrated with the lack of new signings, while his side were knocked out of the Champions League by Paris St-Germain on Tuesday.Hansi Flick wanted Callum Hudson-Odoi, but got Douglas Costa instead. He then oversaw a stunning upturn in fortunes, also winning the 2019-20 German Cup, and was awarded a contract until June 2023.īayern also won the Club World Cup in February, Flick's sixth trophy in his first 16 months in charge. I decided to take this step."įlick joined Bayern as Niko Kovac's assistant in 2019 and took over as interim boss when the former Croatia international was sacked. "Obviously the FA is an option which every coach has to think about.

"There has been no discussions regarding that. "The future is absolutely not clear," he said.

He denied he had chosen to leave because he is set to take the position with Germany. He has also been heavily linked with the Germany national team job with Joachim Low set to quit after this summer's European Championship. The statement read: "FC Bayern disapproves of the unilateral communications issued by Hansi Flick and will continue talks after the match at Mainz, as agreed."įlick has been in a power struggle with sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic. Flick was talking from the Germany training camp ahead of Nations League clashes with Hungary and England. Will former Bayern Munich boss Hansi Flick still be leading Germany at Euro 2024. Germany coach Hansi Flick admitted on Tuesday he had made mistakes in his controversial exit from Bayern Munich, saying: I sometimes ask myself - ‘Why did it come to this’. Why no one wants to leave Bayern and MORE Bayern Munich is ready to 2023/24. "The situation is I told the team today that I informed the club during the week that I wanted to get out of my contract at the end of the season," Flick told Sky television in Germany.Ī statement from Bayern said Flick had told the club's board of his intentions "during the past week", but that the two parties had agreed to focus on upcoming matches "in order not to disrupt the concentration of the whole club". Hansi Flick is finally gone, but where did it all go wrong for him. The club criticised Flick's "unilateral communications". Having initially been assistant boss, Flick, 56, took over in November 2019 and won the Bundesliga and Champions League in his first season in charge.
