Bayern Munich is not about to release Hansi Flick from his contract at the Allianz Arena until 2023 in case the coach wants to inherit Joachim Löw as German coach after the Eurocup in summer. This was underlined Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, president of the board of directors of the champion of the sextete in statements collected by the DPA agency in which he was most blunt with the future of the coach.
“We would be crazy if we let our coach go early”, explained the head of the Bayern after Flick rang loudly for the Mannschaft bench. It's more: Rummenigge did not hesitate to contact Fritz Keller, President of the German Football Federation (DFB) to clarify the matter in person: “The decision of the DFB not to contact any coach with a contract beyond 2021 seems serious and correct to me,” he added.
Of course, the Munich president was not cut off either and made it clear that there is no possibility that Flick ends up in the German team. “I've always said that the coach is the most important employee and we have a known contractual agreement. From that point of view, it is not a problem at all. We are not going to solve the problems of the DFB. And if I'm honest: If I were a coach and changed FC Bayern for the DFB, it would only make me laugh “, he concluded.