Bayern leadership problem ahead of trip to Barcelona

He FC Barcelona-Bayern of the third day of the 2024-25 Champions League is, a priori, one of the great games of the week in European football. The Estadi Olimpic de Montjuïc will host this coming Wednesday (9pm) one of the most traditional clashes in continental football. The German team will arrive in Barcelona with a unique sporting and institutional feel. From the hands of the new coach, Vincent Kompanyleading a Bundesliga it hopes to win again after last season’s failure and defeat at Stuttgart this weekend broke a bad run of three games without a win. Clinging to the purpose of Harry Kanewith a significant last minute drop of Alexander Pavlovic and pending the physical condition of Jamal Musialathe moment of the Bavarian team moves in obscurity, but regarding the climate in the offices, the tension has increased in recent days. As reported by media such as Bildwhich is still talking about an “earthquake”, the revelation of an old incident with the Bayern CEO as the main character, Jan-Christian Dreesenhas sharpened his sabers at the highest level in Bavaria.

Three years ago, the general director allegedly insulted an employee by throwing a magazine at him. The incident was investigated and the woman no longer works at the club. Dreesen is in the eye of the storm,

After Bayern’s 4-0 victory over Stuttgart, Bayern’s sporting director, Max Eberldid not want to fan the flames of controversy. “I didn’t expect it, but I don’t know what happened. We, Michael Diederich and Jan Dreesenwe work very hard every day to make Bayern successful. That’s all I can say about it. “I’m really not interested in anything else,” he said briefly before warning Sky that “this matter is over for me, Barcelona is ahead of us.”

The legends of Bayern, which form one of the most powerful ‘atmospheres’ that can exist in any club in the world, have an opinion on almost everyone, and this matter will not be an exception. The former Ball of Another Lothar Matthäus He took the managerial mess as “a shame.” “For a story like this to come out, especially at a time like this – I hope it doesn’t distract the team,” he said before admitting that “it’s nothing new that people are considering whether to extend the CEO’s contract.”

Then Oliver Kahn was fired as Bayern boss in May 2023, the club named the former banker (previously responsible for the club’s finances) as his successor. But after a year and a half and a season without a title, Dreesen, a member of Bayern’s board since 2013 and its general director since May 2023 after the sudden departure of legendary former goalkeeper Oliver Kahn , may be nearing the exit. door There is a meeting of the club’s supervisory board on November 11. In some German media circles, a play-off in the lead-up to another Ballon d’Or is even being suggested. Karl-Heinz Rummeniggewhich at 69 years old can be seen as a temporary solution to buy time in the election of a new general director. Surprisingly, Rummenigge and his illustrious fellow generation in the great Bayern of the 70s-80s, Uli Hoenes They are part of FC Bayern’s supervisory board which must decide on the matter.

In addition to being fired, one of the rumored scenarios is that Dreesen may voluntarily resign from a contract extension that expires in 2025. It has been noted that in recent months the CEO has fallen out of favor with some members of the supervisory board.

A conflict over television rights has already unsettled the board of directors, prompting it to write a letter demanding explanations to management, a letter also endorsed by the finance director. Michael Diederichwhich at the time was interpreted as a frontal attack against Dreesen. The name of Diederich was considered as a candidate for the successor. Bild reported, speaking from inside sources, that in recent months the financial executive has made it clear that he wants the job.