Bayern Munich News Latest: Bayern Munich is ready to take the necessary measures to ensure that the club is back on its feet again
The Bayern Munich board has scheduled a meeting on May 22 to decide on the futures of new coach Thomas Tuchel, CEO Oliver Kahn, and sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic. The German giants have been in a downward spiral since sacking Julian Nagelsmann as manager in March and replacing him with Tuchel.
Bayern’s performances have been dismal, with the team getting eliminated from both the Champions League by Manchester City and the German Cup by Freiburg. To add to their woes, the team has lost their top spot in the Bundesliga following a 3-1 defeat to Mainz.
The match against Mainz was a complete disaster for Bayern, as they suffered an incredible comeback by the home team. The game started off in a very open fashion, with both teams making mistakes in possession and countering each other. Bayern thought they had taken the lead after 15 minutes when Sadio Mane made a superb run and expertly clipped the ball over Robin Zentner, but it was flagged for offside. After a VAR check, the decision to disallow the goal stood.
Tuchel’s men didn’t have to wait too much longer for a goal though. Mane was onside just 15 minutes later to head home Joao Cancelo’s deep cross to the back post, and this time the goal stood. Bayern continued to push for a second goal but were unable to create clear-cut opportunities to increase their lead.
Mainz equalized in the 65th minute when Ludovic Ajorque was on hand to head home a rebounded effort and score in his fourth consecutive Bundesliga match. It was also his sixth goal from his last eight matches. And just eight minutes later, Bo Svensson’s side had the lead. Karim Onisiwo played a great pass into Leandro Barreiro, who calmly fired his effort into the bottom corner.
The Mainz supporters were in dreamland, but their joy wouldn’t stop there as their team made it 3-1 ten minutes from time. Substitute Aaron Martin rifled an effort into the bottom corner from just inside the penalty area to give Yann Sommer no chance. It was a finish befitting of a top-class striker – not a left-back – and put the icing on the cake for Mainz and their spectacular comeback.
Following the loss to Mainz, the club’s supervisory board will meet to discuss the futures of their CEO, sporting director, and first-team manager. Kahn, 53, has been CEO of Bayern Munich since July 2021, and his contract is set to run until the end of 2024. However, senior management may decide that his time overseeing matters at the Allianz Arena should come to an earlier end.
Although Kahn’s contract runs until the end of 2024, the board may decide to end his time as CEO earlier and this will be decided over a meeting in May, according to Christian Falk. However, Kahn himself has stated that he has no plans to quit before the end of his contract.
Bayern’s next fixture is a home league match against Hertha Berlin on Sunday, and they have just five games left to try and reclaim top spot in the Bundesliga.
