Nagelsmann will be allowed to join the Munich giants from July 1 on a five-year contract. MUNICH: Julian Nagelsmann will join Bayern Munich as their new coach for the next season to replace the departing Hansi Flick, the German record champions have confirmed, after reportedly agreeing a massive deal to buy him out of his RB Leipzig contract. Flick is reported to be a strong contender to replace Joachim Loew as Germany coach after Euro 2020. Nagelsmann will become the most expensive coach in Bundesliga history having also been the youngest at 28 when he first coached Hoffenheim.īayern needed a new boss as they agreed to the request of treble winning coach Flick to end his contract which ran till 2023. Leipzig did not specify the amount received though CEO Oliver Mintzlaff said "we have been successful in obtaining our financial goals" in negotiations. Nageslmann said he was leaving with a "heavy heart" but "it's too early to say my goodbyes and speak about my memories because I'm not done here yet in Leipzig" as he was targeting cup glory. This term they are second in the domestic league behind leaders Bayern and though the Bundesliga looks beyond them, seven points behind with three games to play, they continue to chase a maiden title for club and coach against Werder Bremen in the German Cup semi-final on Friday. Nagelsmann joined Leipzig in 2019 from Hoffenheim and led them to the Champions League semi-finals last season. I'm convinced the sporting future of Bayern together with Julian Nagelsmann will be very successful." He was very much a Joachim Low player and probably realizes he might not be one of the first names on Flick’s team sheets because of his Kimmich/Goretzka midfield pivot preference.Bayern president Herbert Hainer said Nagelsmann "stands for a new generation of coaches", and the club was "convinced" he would help build on the success of recent years.Ĭhairman designate Oliver Kahn meanwhile said the five-year contract showed "how much he (Nagelsmann) identifies with Bayern. Toni Kroos has already considered the possibility of retiring from the national team, though nothing is set in stone yet. Photo by Handout/FC Bayern via Getty Imagesīecause of the close proximity of next year’s World Cup to this summer’s delayed European Championships, there was never really a question of whether or not Neuer would be involved in Qatar unless there was some sort of massive injury. Just like at Bayern, he will focus on using Joshua Kimmich and Leon Goretzka as the dual pivot in the center of midfield. There’s already an understanding that Flick’s plans will be very Bayern-centric in terms of the players he worked with during the 2019/20 treble winning season and that he will heavily favor the 4-2-3-1 formation he most often utilized at Bayern. Per a new report from Bild, Flick plans on keeping Manuel Neuer as the captain of the national team as well as the number one goalkeeper. Flick’s plans have already started to take shape and the World Cup in Qatar is already fast approaching. Nonetheless, Flick’s first competitive match in charge of the national team comes in two months time, when they travel to Liechtenstein on September 2nd for a World Cup qualifier. After 15 years at the helm, Low’s tenure as Die Mannschaft boss is over, in what many consider to be a period that was far too long. It was the end of an era as Germany crashed out of the Euros at the hands of England in the round of 16, marking a figurative passing of the baton from Joachim Low to former Bayern Munich manager Hansi Flick.
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