Since the beginning of the century, only three (!) clubs not named Bayern Munich or Borussia Dortmund have won the Bundesliga title – Werder Bremen (2003/04), Stuttgart (2006/07) and Wolfsburg (2008/09). And the last manager to do it was Felix Magath, who surprised everybody in 2009 and brought a title to little Wolfsburg. Before that, Magath worked three years in Bayern Munich and won two titles and two cups, along with DFB Liga Cup. And he is ready to come back to Allianz Arena if called. Maybe it was said as a joke, but the 70-year old manager confirmed it twice in an interview on BR program “Blickpunkt Sport”.Ralf Rangnick (65) is now the top candidate of Bayern for for the successor of Thomas Tuchel✅❇️ A secret meeting took place between FC Bayern and Rangnick at the weekend❇️ The national Team Manager is now thinking about the offer— Christian Falk (@cfbayern) April 24, 2024 Just like Liverpool, who was rejected by Xabi Alonso and then Ruben Amorim thing didn’t get through (for unknown reason), Bayern Munich is also in the process of looking at the third option for a coach, since Xabi Alonso and Julian Nagelsmann refuse to join them. As thing stand, it will most likely be Ralf Rangnick, but until its official, nothing is certain. There are reports that an initial conversation has been made, but a lot of obstacles are still there. For starters, he is still the coach of Austria national team and will soon be involved heavily in EURO 2024, which means he will be unavailable to come to Munich immediately. Since his contact is up in 2026 after the World Cup, a compensation bust be paid. Also, wherever Rangnick goes, he has the total control, and in Bayern, only Uli Hoenes has that authority, and he won’t change that for nobody. Even Magath, as former Bayern coach knows that.“Twenty years ago it was the case that FC Bayern was Uli Hoeneß. I don’t think the situation has changed too much” he said.Julian said no, Xabi Alonso unavailable, so the Bavarians turn to good old RalfAs for Magath, former Bayern coach whose former players nicknamed him “Saddam” (after Saddam Hussein) or talked that he was the “last dictator in Europe” was honest that he would be open taking the Bavarians again, but probably won’t be considered due to his age. Other candidates are still there and names like Roberto De Zerbi and Zinédine Zidane are being mentioned. For experienced Magath, there is no dilemma: Zidane’s signature would be a major coup.”I would congratulate FC Bayern if they got Zidane. I’m open. I’d like to work. For us in the Bundesliga it’s no longer about performance, but about other things. That’s why coaches like me, who are a little older, are no longer quite there so asked. That’s why it will be difficult. Nevertheless: I’m still ready. I’m not entirely satisfied with my time in Bayern. I would have liked to win the European Cup. But four titles in two years weren’t bad, of course” he admitted.##NAJAVA_MECA_8056167##
