Bayern hit out at Flick

BAYERN MUNICH have condemned head coach Hansi Flick for breaking ranks and publicly revealing he wants to leave at the end of the season.

Flick told the Bundesliga champions he wanted to get out of his contract at the end of the campaign following their midweek Champions League exit to Paris St Germain and went public with it in a press conference after Saturday’s 3-2 league win over Wolfsburg.

The Bayern board claimed both parties agreed the decision would be kept quiet until next week in order to concentrate on upcoming games in their pursuit of another Bundesliga title.

A club statement on the official website read: “Hansi Flick and FC Bayern had agreed to place the focus on the matches against VfL Wolfsburg, Bayer 04 Leverkusen (20 April) and 1. FSV Mainz 05 (24 April), in order not to disrupt the concentration of the whole club on these three important matches.

“FC Bayern disapproves of the unilateral communications issued by Hansi Flick and will continue talks after the match at Mainz, as agreed.”