Except that he will not come and that Bayern, which is not used to being told no, suffered a new refusal after Xabi Alonso, Julian Nagelsmann and Unay Emery. “It’s more of a decision for my team”justified Rangnick, whose decision was celebrated as a great victory by the Austrian federation which intends to continue working with its coach until 2026.
How can we explain this turnaround when everything seemed settled since the start of the week? According to Bild and Kicker, the technician considered that the double workload of preparing for the Euro in Austria and the season with Bayern was too heavy, favoring a certain comfort of life despite a more attractive financial proposition. “It’s a refusal that really hurts the club.”, underlined Lotthar Matthaüs. And a choice which places the Bavarians facing a certain embarrassment.
The succession of Thomas Tuchel remains open. If Zinédine Zidane has his supporters, the Frenchman who does not speak a word of German and only partially masters English faces a double linguistic obstacle. The German press has put forward the leads of former coach Hansi Flick who left Bavaria in 2021 to fail with the selection and who saw the door to Barcelona close.
Former defender Martin Demichelis, stationed at River Plate, seems a little tender when Roger Schmidt is having a very complicated season at Benfica. If the new sporting director appreciates the work of Roberto De Zerbi at Brighton, the Italian has a significant cost (10 million euros clause) while the names of Antonio Conte and José Mourinho, who according to a journalist from Bild would have switched to German, are also circulating…
