Randal Kolo Muani and Zinedine Zidane are flirting with moving to FCB

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FC Bayern, rumour: Zinedine Zidane flirting with FCB job

Zinedine Zidane wants loud RMC Sports start a job as a trainer again next summer. According to the report, only four clubs are up for debate for the French legend: Juventus Turin, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid and FC Bayern.

For the 50-year-old, Munich is one of the four “most credible options,” it said. The reason: The German record champions are financially sound and therefore offer the opportunity to play for victory in the Champions League every season.

There had already been reports last summer that Zidane could imagine an engagement with FCB. Zidane biographer Frederic Hermel said at the time that the 1998 world champion would be intensively involved with the club from the Isar and came to the conclusion: “He has FC Bayern in mind as a future employer.”

Zidane started his coaching career in 2012 with Real Madrid U17s. From 2016 to 2018 and from 2019 to June 2021, the man from Marseille was then coach of the royal team. He led Real to three premier-league triumphs and two Spanish championships.

“In terms of requirements, he would be a perfect fit for FC Bayern,” said Oliver Kahn about Zidane in 2018. At that time, however, he was still the CEO of Munich ZDF-Expert.

Zidane’s involvement with Bayern seems extremely unlikely at the moment. After all, the current head coach Julian Nagelsmann is still under contract at Säbener Straße until 2026.

FC Bayern, News: Sandro Wagner as a trainee coach

Sandro Wagner is currently doing an internship at FC Bayern – but not with the footballers. The 35-year-old wants to learn from Munich’s basketball head coach Andrea Trinchieri.

“I want to position myself broadly as a coach and also learn across sports,” said Wagner: “Andrea Trinchieri is one of the best basketball coaches in Europe. He’s a tactical freak, has great empathy, a sensational guy. I’m grateful to be able to study there.”

Wagner has been the coach of SpVgg Unterhaching since summer 2021. He is currently in first place with the fourth division and is aiming for promotion to the third division.

The former striker played for FC Bayern as a youth and also in the second and first team at Bayern Munich until 2008. In the 2018/2019 season, Wagner wore the jersey of the German record champions again before moving to Tianjin Teda in China and ending his career there in 2020.

FC Bayern, News: Kolo Muani’s consulting agency provides information

According to media reports, FC Bayern is interested in Randal Kolo Muani from Eintracht Frankfurt. Now, for the first time, a statement has been published from the camp of the French international.

“Bayern is a world-class club, every player can imagine that. And we can also imagine the answer with Randal,” said the agency “MDC Advisors”, which represents the interests of the 24-year-old striker Munich evening newspaper quoted.

Kolo Muani moved from FC Nantes to Frankfurt in the summer of 2022, where he is under contract until 2027. He scored nine goals in 25 competitive games for Hessen and prepared 12 more goals.

FC Bayern, News: Leon Goretzka is out against Frankfurt

FC Bayern will face Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday (6.30 p.m. in LIVETICKER). Coach Nagelsmann has to do without Leon Goretzka. The 27-year-old has “problems with his calves and inner thighs”, but he should be fit again for the cup game in Mainz next Wednesday. He will be represented by Ryan Gravenberch, who, according to Nagelsmann, recently “did it very well”.

Nagelsmann also let it be known that Serge Gnabry will only sit on the bench after the excitement of the past few days. “He already had the chance to show a reaction against Cologne. That wasn’t outstanding, then it’s clear that this tabloid topic will be bigger than necessary,” Nagelsmann said to Gnabry. Kingsley Coman, who came on for him, did well and will play against Frankfurt from the start.

The expected lineups:

FC Bayern: Summer – Pavard, Upamecano, de Ligt, Davies – Kimmich, Gravenberch – Sane, Musiala, Coman – Choupo-Moting

Eintracht Frankfurt: Trapp – Tuta, Smolcic, Ndicka – Knauff, Kamada, Sow, Lenz – Lindstrom, Götze – Kolo Muani

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