At the end of the season, current FC Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel will leave his post - since then, the search has been on for a successor for next season. Several names have reportedly already been discussed. These include French world champion Zinédine Zidane and the Austrian national team coach Ralf Ragnick.
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After Leverkusen coach Xavi Alonso and the current coach of the German national team Julian Nagelsmann declined to join Bayern Munich as coach, TV pundit Lothar Matthäus has now brought up a new name in an interview with presenter Patrick Wasserziehr on the program Sky90 - and it could be quite promising, if you believe the ex-kicker's assessment.
Promising candidate according to Lothar Matthäus
As reported by the magazines t-online and Sport BILD, Lothar Matthäus explained in an interview on Sky90 he considers the 43-year-old former Bayern player Martin Demichelis to be a good choice. The Argentinian himself played in defense for FC Bayern Munich from 2003 to 2011 and won the German championship and cup four times during this time.
After ending his playing career in 2017, he initially coached the young players at Bayern from 2019 to 2021. He is currently coaching the Argentinian club River Plate, with whom he recently won the Argentinian championship.
Decision still uncertain
According to Lothar Matthäus, the Argentinian could be considered as a coach for FC Bayern Munich. He said:
He has a history with Bayern, has won titles and is well received by the players.
He can also make clear announcements and has 'the Bayern gene in him'.
I know he has a good speech, that's why I like the name.
However, there is one argument against the Argentine: Demichelis is not yet as experienced. An argument Matthäus admits himself. It is believed that Bayern would prefer someone with a little more experience. This is probably why Demichelis is not (yet) an official candidate to coach Bayern Munich.
It remains to be seen who will ultimately become the new coach at the successful club. It is currently hoped that someone new will be announced this month. Bayern board member Max Eberl explained:
We are very final and will hopefully be able to announce something soon.
This article has been translated from Gentside DE.
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Sources used:
t-online: "Newsblog zum deutschen Rekordmeister: Matthäus bringt neuen Trainerkandidat für FC Bayern ins Spiel"
t-online: "Rekordmeister sucht Tuchel-Nachfolger: Als Übergangslösung? Er soll Thema beim FC Bayern sein"
Sport BILD: "Bayerns Trainer-Suche: Matthäus über Demichelis: 'Der Name gefällt mir'"
