The first big decision you have to make Max Eberl, appointed on Monday as the new sporting director of Bayern Munich, will be the hiring of the replacement of Thomas Tuchelwho will leave the bench of the Bavarian team at the end of the season.
There are several names that have come to the fore as possible successors to Tuchel: Hansi Flick, Zinedine Zidane, Unai Emery, José Mourinho… and, of course, the past eleven seasons.
“That’s what I liked about him”
Today Eberl, in his presentation as Bayern’s new sporting director, praise of Xabi Alonso and revealed that in 2021, when he held this position at Borussia M’gladbach, tried to sign the coach from Tolosa, then to the head of Real Sociedad B.
“He told me it was too early, that I need to get more experience and that’s what I really liked about him,” Eberl said today, although he was cautious about a possible return to Munich, after being a Bayern player between 2014 and 2017 with The Pep Guardiola as coach. “We can’t draw any conclusions between then and now,” Eberl said.
“We have to put the puzzle together, with the players and a new coach,” Bayern’s new head of sports explained on Tuesday, refusing to present himself as a “savior” of the team. The Bavarian giant, plunged into a crisis of results which can lead to a blank period after losing the Super Cup against Leipzig (0-3), was eliminated from the DFB Pokal, eight points behind Leverkusen in the Bundesliga and had to come back from 1-0 against Lazio in the second leg of the Champions League.
He played for Bayern and was close to the influential Hoeness
Eberl, who joined Bayern at the age of six, where he played in all youth teams and debuted as a professional, is considered someone close to Uli Hoeness, still legendary and influential figure at the club after his past as a player and president.
Eberl He hung up his boots at Borussia M’gladbach in 2005 and continued to direct his quarry before assuming the duties of sports director in 2008 until January 2022.
In December 2022 he was hired by Leipzig to hold the same position until he was dismissed in September 2023 due to rumors that he would sign for Bayern, a winger that was officially confirmed this week.
Source: La Verdad
I’m Rose Herman and I work as an author for Today Times Live. My expertise lies in writing about sports, a passion of mine that has been with me since childhood. As part of my job, I provide comprehensive coverage on everything from football to tennis to golf.
