There might not be a case of Kim Min-jae

 

The recruitment of Kim Min-jae from Bayern Munich, which stirred up a buzz in the European transfer market last summer, was reportedly handled by a scout team led by sports director Christophe Freund, not Thomas Tuchel. The same was true for Harry Kane.

In modern soccer, scouting teams, including sports directors, have the authority to recruit players along with coaches. Different teams have different roles to recruit players, but big clubs such as Bayern Munich have greater authority to recruit players than scouting teams do.

Most of them meet the demands of the field, but sometimes they do not. In some cases, the front desk demands the appointment of a specific player it recruited. This is a representative example of a conflict between the coach and the front desk.

If the Austrian coach Ralf Rangnick, who is currently considered the most likely candidate to lead Bayern Munich next season, takes the helm of Bayern Munich, the above will not happen. On the 24th , Austrian Salzburg media SN said, "Coach Rangnick demanded Bayern Munich to make the final decision on the transfer."

"The final decision to let Rangnick take the helm of Bayern Munich will be made within the next two weeks," SNR said. "Negotiations are ongoing between the two sides over the division of power within the club. Rangnick wants to have the final say on the recruitment of players. In other words, he could reject Freund and Max Ebel, who are in charge of recruiting players. If Bayern Munich accepts the decision, Rangnick will become Bayern Munich coach."

German coach Rangnick once worked at Stuttgart, Germany, Hoffenheim, Hanover 96, Schalke 04 and Leipzig, and temporarily led Manchester United in place of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who was dismissed for poor performance in the 2021-22 season. After taking down the baton of Manchester United, he joined the Austrian national team.

Rangnick was not just in charge of the field. He was appointed sports director in 2012 when he led the Austrian team Salzburg and the German team Leipzig RB at the same time. After three years in charge of recruiting players from Leipzig, he promoted the team from the fourth division in the 2012-13 season for the second consecutive year, and promoted the team to the Bundesliga in 2015-16 by serving as a direct manager. He was praised for having strong confidence in recruiting players by creating a successful transfer market in Leipzig. He also served as director of the Russian Lokomotiv Moscow bureau in July 2021.

German media, including Sky Sports Germany and Sport 1, reported on the 24th (Korean time) that Bayern Munich had offered Rangnick a contract and Rangnick was considering it.

"Bayern Munich wants to finalize the contract with Rangnick this week," Sport 1 said. "I don't think I want to let the club play Real Madrid amid unrest. Negotiations with Rangnick are ongoing."

"Rangnick is interested in the Bayern Munich coach position, but he is also skeptical," he said. "I don't think Bayern Munich is in a good situation at the moment, and I want to see a clear plan for the direction Ugan wants to go and how it will be implemented."

German media TZ said on the 23rd, "The search for a new Bayern Munich coach has been underway in recent weeks and is almost in the final stage," adding, "Everything is now directed at Rangnick."

"Rangnick is the most likely candidate, and he only needs to agree to take on the Bayern Munich national team after the European Championship," he said, adding, "If everything goes smoothly, the process of appointing a new coach is expected to be completed this week."

Coach Rangnick, who took the helm of Austria, was in Group F with Belgium and Sweden in the preliminary round, and he did well with six wins, one draw and one loss, beating Sweden and advancing to the second place in the group.

In addition, the team caused a stir by winning 2-0 in a friendly match against Germany in November last year. Since then, the team beat Slovakia 2-0 in an A match in March, and secured a landslide 6-1 win at a home game against Turkiye. Since Rangnick's inauguration, Austria has recorded 12 wins, three draws and five losses in 20 matches, and its FIFA ranking, which was 34th before Rangnick's inauguration, has risen to 25th.

Austria, led by Rangnick, was placed in Group D at Euro 2024. It will compete with Poland, including France and the Netherlands, the favorite to win.

"Another hurdle is that Rangnick is under contract with Austria until 2026 and Bayern Munich will have to pay compensation," Sport1 said.  안전놀이터 추천

"Bayern Munich will have to pay millions of dollars in penalties to the Austrian Football Association if it appoints Rangnick," SN News said. "The Austrian Football Association will not interfere if he asks to leave."