CALCUTTA (India): Bayern Munich interim coach Hansi Flick could be named permanent boss, club president Uli Hoeness said on Sunday.
Niko Kovac was dismissed by the Bundesliga side last Sunday after an embarrassing 5-1 thrashing at Eintracht Frankfurt, which was their worst defeat in 10 years.
Interim boss Flick, who was assistant coach when Germany won the 2014 FIFA World Cup, oversaw their 2-0 home win over Olympiakos in midweek and Saturday’s 4-0 league thrashing of Dortmund at the Allianz Arena.
Hoeness is stepping down as club president on Friday, but says Flick should now be made head coach permanently.
“The board should first be dealing with Hansi Flick. And I’ve heard that they want to do that in the next few days,” said Hoeness at a football talk show by broadcaster Sport1.
The 54-year-old Flick is set to remain in charge past the November 23 deadline, which Hoeness set last week as a date to announce a new head coach.
It was also revealed that Kovac was fired because some of their stars wanted him out.
Kovac’s replacement will be decided by club chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, sports director Hasan Salihamidzic and Herbert Hainer, who is set to be voted in as new Bayern president at Friday’s annual general meeting.
Ajax coach Erik ten Hag and Paris Saint Germain’s Thomas Tuchel have both said they will not leave their respective clubs to join Bayern this season.
