Bayern Munich fires top executives Kahn, Salihamidzic after clinching Bundesliga
BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga title celebrations had been rapidly overshadowed by the fallout from the membership’s resolution to fireplace former goalkeeper Oliver Kahn and Hasan Salihamidžić from their positions as prime executives.
Bayern secured the German championship within the remaining minutes of the season on Saturday with Jamal Musiala securing a 2-1 win over Cologne with a late objective for the workforce to complete forward of Borussia Dortmund on objective distinction.
Shortly afterward, the membership introduced its supervisory board had determined to fireplace Kahn as chief government and Salihamidžić as sporting director with speedy impact.
“Instead of celebrating, now we have the next issue,” Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel mentioned.
Both Kahn and Salihamidžić had been underneath stress following Bayern’s dip in type this season. The Bundesliga title race was the closest in years after Bayern had comfortably received the earlier 10, whereas there have been quarterfinal exits in each the Champions League and German Cup.
Club president Herbert Hainer later mentioned the choice to fireplace the 2 males was made Friday -– earlier than the workforce’s surprising Bundesliga success.
Dortmund was main by two factors going into the ultimate spherical and simply wanted to beat Mainz at residence Saturday to make sure of turning into German champion. Instead, it solely drew 2-2.
Salihamidžić was in Cologne for Bayern’s remaining recreation, however Kahn didn’t journey.
“I wasn’t allowed by the club,” Kahn wrote on Twitter, contradicting the membership’s declare that he missed the sport on physician’s orders.
Tuchel appeared shocked by the membership’s resolution to fireplace the boys who had introduced him to the membership as Julian Nagelsmann’s substitute in March.
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“I knew about it since yesterday. The two were largely responsible for the fact we went on this journey together. That’s why I have to process it now,” Tuchel mentioned after his workforce’s win. “But I’m assuming that I’ll continue on my path at Bayern.”
Bayern mentioned supervisory board vice-chairman Jan-Christian Dreesen will take over as CEO from Kahn, whereas a successor for Salihamidžić nonetheless must be discovered.
“The club had the feeling that they had to do something,” Bayern veteran Thomas Müller mentioned, “That’s what we were told and that’s what they’ve now decided.”
Kahn, a former Germany goalkeeper and Bayern captain, returned to the membership in 2020 on a 5-year contract, initially as a member of the supervisory board earlier than taking up in 2022 from Karl-Heinz Rummenigge as chairman and CEO.
Kahn joined Bayern from Karlsruher SC in 1994 and went on to win eight Bundesliga titles, six German Cups, and the Champions League in 2001. Salihamidžić was his teammate for six of these league titles and 4 within the cup.
Kahn made 86 appearances for Germany, profitable the European Championship in 1996 and ending World Cup runner-up in 2002. He was named the world’s greatest goalkeeper 3 times, European goalkeeper of the yr 4 instances and German footballer of the yr twice.
Salihamidžić turned Bayern’s sporting director in 2017.
“I would have liked to keep going because I really want to win the Champions League again with this team,” Salihamidžić mentioned.
Bayern has known as a press convention for Sunday to clarify the choice to fireplace the 2 males.
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