Loew nixes Bayern coach talk
With less than three months to go before the World Cup kicks off in Russia, Germany’s coach Joachim Loew says he has “other things to worry about” than Bayern Munich
Berlin, March 27: Germany’s World Cupwinning head coach Joachim Loew has ruled out taking over at Bayern Munich next season with the runaway Bundesliga leaders hunting for Jupp Heynckes’ successor.
Loew, 58, has a contract with the German FA until 2020 and emphatically ruled out media speculation linking him to Bayern next season.
“That is absolutely not a subject for me,” he told broadcaster ZDF with Germany hosting Brazil in a friendly on Tuesday.
With less than three months to go before the World Cup kicks off, Loew says he has “other things to worry
Bayern.
The Bavarian giants are scouting for a new coach for 2018/ 19 as Heynckes, 72, has yet to make it clear if he will continue next season.
After 12 highly successful years as the national about” than ● team’s boss, Bayern would only become a realistic option for Loew if Germany has a disastrous World Cup campaign.
Under Loew, Germany has always reached at least the semifinals of all major competitions.
His finest hour was the 2014 World Cup triumph, but he also won the Confederations Cup last year with an inexperienced squad in Russia after resting all his star players.
Nevertheless, Bayern are running out of options in the quest to find Heynckes’ successor.
Former Borussia Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel has turned them down, according to reports.
Tottenham Hotspur’s Mauricio Pochettino, Lucien Favre, currently at Nice, and Eintracht Frankfurt boss Niko Kovac have all been linked to Bayern job. — AFP