2024-05-02 18:38:26
Most recently, according to media reports and various interviews with Bayern officials, it was more likely that the decision would be in favor of Bayern. Two days following Munich’s 2-2 draw in the Champions League semi-final first leg once morest Real Madrid, everything changed. The employer of ÖFB ace Konrad Laimer must conjure up a new variation of the hat following the rejections of the desired coaches Xabi Alonso (Bayer Leverkusen), Julian Nagelsmann (DFB team manager) and now Rangnick as successor to the outgoing Thomas Tuchel in the summer.
“I want to expressly emphasize that this is not a rejection of FC Bayern, but rather a decision for my team and our common goals. Our full concentration is on the EC. We will do everything we can to get as far as possible there, said Rangnick. The final round starts on June 14 in Germany. The ÖFB team faces France (June 17), Poland (June 21) and the Netherlands (June 25) in Group D. Surviving the group stage and making it to the round of 16 is the minimum goal.
This would have been jeopardized by a change from Rangnick, even if it had only taken place following the tournament. The team manager theme would have created discussions both in the preparations and in the final round. The ÖFB camp was all the more pleased that the intensive effort to convince Rangnick to stay was successful. – We are very happy with his decision. We understood that he had two very attractive options and gave him time to consider everything calmly. We are proud that he chose Austria, said ÖFB sports director Peter Schöttel.
“He chose us. I think this will give us another boost ahead of the EURO. Of course we are all very much looking forward to getting started with him and playing a great EURO,” team-mate Christoph Baumgartner said on TV channel ORF. Fellow coach Ralph Hasenhüttl, who works for VfL Wolfsburg in Germany, congratulated his home country of Austria, “because I just think he’s doing an outstanding job.”
ÖFB president Klaus Mitterdorfer was also pleased with the “clear commitment” to a common future. “We were always very sure that the heart and team spirit, but also the design options, were very good arguments. “All together, we now want to enter the EURO even stronger,” Kärnten revealed. Rangnick then wants to create a sensation with the ÖFB team at the World Cup in 2026. His contract initially runs until the end of the qualification in 2025 and will automatically be extended until the summer of 2026 if he participates in the World Cup.
Rangnick does not have an exit clause, which is why ÖFB would have to agree if Rangnick wanted to leave. In the rumor exchange, various amounts of millions were recently traded as transfer demands. The citizens of Munich would certainly have liked to invest this money to finally end the boring coaching matter. On Tuesday night following the Real game, the Munich club chiefs sounded upbeat, talking regarding good negotiations with the former Bundesliga coach and indicating that Rangnick would make a decision shortly.
“Completely surprising. “Rangnick does not join Bayern”, was the headline in “Bild” on Thursday morning. The coaching carousel in second place in the German Bundesliga continues to turn.
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