Leipzig's German head coach Julian Nagelsmann reacts during the German first division Bundesliga football match RB Leipzig v Bayer 04 Leverkusen in Leipzig, eastern Germany on January 30, 2021. (Photo by Ronny HARTMANN / AFP) / DFL REGULATIONS PROHIBIT ANY USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS AS IMAGE SEQUENCES AND/OR QUASI-VIDEO
Reigning Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich have declared their interest in securing the services of Julian Nagelsmann as their new head coach. Nagelsmann is currently on the books of RB Leipzig who are reportedly asking Bayern to fork out a world-record €30 million if they to get their man, according to Goaland Spox.
The current Bayern head coach Hansi Flick is poised to step down as Bayern coach in the summer, leaving the position vacant.
If Bayern meet Leipzig’s asking price, the €30m fee would be the biggest in the history of the sport for a coach.
Though only 33, Nagelsmann has been a coach in the Bundesliga for five years, having initially taken charge of Hoffenheim. Aged just 28, he was the youngest manager in the Bundesliga’s history and he steered the club from a position in the relegation zone to an eventual Champions League place.
Following on from his success at Hoffenheim, where he ultimately spent almost three full seasons, he moved to RB Leipzig and led the club into the Champions League and from there guided them to the 2019-20 semi-final, in which they were defeated by Paris Saint-Germain.
This term, meanwhile, he has virtually guaranteed a second-place finish for the side, while they have also mounted a title challenge against Bayern Munich.
Flick, on the other hand, picked up six trophies as Bayern boss. With his side on the verge of another Bundesliga triumph, he is set to depart due to his difficult relationship with sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic. He has been heavily linked with the Germany post, which will become vacant in the summer, although the DFB have said they will not approach any coach still under contract.
Story by Sammy Wejinya
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