Julian Nagelsmann waived part of his salary in order to make the move from RB Leipzig to Bayern Munich smoother. This is what consultant Volker Struth revealed in his new book “Meine Spielzüge – From the coal settlement to the most successful player consultant in Germany”.
the image published excerpts from the book on Sunday. Struth, who has been advising Nagelsmann since 2020, revealed details of the negotiations with the Saxons.
The contact was made in April 2021, shortly after Hansi Flick announced that he wanted to leave FC Bayern at the end of the season. Leipzig was already prepared for a call.
“The whole thing has to be settled by Sunday,” said RB managing director Oliver Mintzlaff on the phone to have emphasized the announcement: “I will not allow the negotiations to drag on. We would have to determine a coach successor ourselves, everything has to be done quickly so that there is no uncertainty in the team. The deal will be in place by Sunday or I’ll call it all off. “
All those responsible would only have three days to process the deal. Leipzig demanded a fee of 30 million euros for the coach. “That’s crazy,” said Oliver Kahn, the new CEO of FC Bayern, on the phone.
FC Bayern: Nagelsmann waived millions
The German record champions only offered nine million euros, while Struth proposed 15 million euros as a compromise: “Mr. Mintzlaff, now that you have opened the book, we have to come to an agreement. You can no longer hold Julian”.
On April 18, the clubs are said to have agreed on 20 million euros plus bonuses. According to the kicker the sum can rise to up to 25 million euros if Nagelsmann wins twice by 2026.
Three days later, sports director Hasan Salihamidzic contacted Struth and asked: “Maybe you can come with me again [Nagelsmann] talk about whether he is cutting back on his salary? “The 34-year-old is said to have received information from Sky Earn between 7.5 and 8 million euros gross.
“‘With that you come around the corner early, Hasan. Everything is firmly agreed!’ Yes, he knew that, of course, but when they made the offer to Julian, they did not expect to have to pay over 20 million to Leipzig, “writes Struth:” I can ask Julian. Whether he will respond to your request is entirely up to you him.”
After all, Nagelsmann simply said “Okay” and thus agreed to waive around 15 percent of his salary.
