Nico Kovac is a new coach for Bayern Munich next season

Nico Kovac is a new coach for Bayern Munich next season

Bayern Munich coach Neko Kovac will be the new coach of Juventus next season, Bayern Munich announced on Friday.

Bayern Munich have decided to sign a contract to replace coach Yup Hynckes by signing Nico Kovac, former player and current coach of Eintracht Frankfurt, on Friday. Bayern had once again taken refuge in the 72-year-old Hynix in October after Italian Carlo Ancelotti was sacked for poor results. While Hynix was expected to stay until the end of the season alone, Bayern have tried in recent weeks to persuade him to stay for a while but to no avail.

"We have reached an agreement on a three-year contract," said Saleh Hamidzic, the Bosnian sports director, who said Kovac would take charge of Bayern in a 2021 contract. "We are convinced that he is the best coach for Bayern's future ... We know the club and we played together, we have a common appreciation and a close relationship," he said.

Kovac, 46, defended the Bavarian club between 2001 and 2003 and was accompanied by Saleh Hamidzic, who held the club between 1998 and 2007. The two were crowned with the Intercontinental Cup in 2001 and the Bundesliga and German Cup of Nations in 2003. Kovacs is a player in many German clubs. He moved from Bayern to Hertha Berlin and from there to Austrian Salzburg where he finished his career in the summer of 2009. He also played 83 appearances with His country's team. He then moved on to training, starting from the age groups of his Austrian club and later the first team, and then to his team for under 21 years, and later the first team between 2013 and 2015. He has been coaching Eintracht since March 2016 and finished last season in 11th place in the Bundesliga.

He has "all qualifications"

While Kovac's training was criticized for its humbleness over the leadership of Bayern's domestic and continental teams, Bosniac responded quickly to these criticisms. "He has a good CV as a coach ... and with Croatia," he said. "He knew how to deal with Croatia, and now with Frankfurt, where he managed to get the team out of a complicated situation. With many players of different nationalities, and therefore has all the qualifications to lead Bayern. " The Bavarian club has been searching for weeks for the successor to Hennesses, the coach who retired earlier this season, to lead the Bavarian team after Ancelotti was sacked last September on the back of bad results. Hynix, one of the most successful coaches in the history of Bayern, turned the tables on his heels, leading him to his sixth league title in the Bundesliga and the Champions League semi-final, where he will face a semi-final against Real Madrid in the semi-finals.

Bayern also reached the semi-finals of the German Cup where they meet Bayer Leverkusen. Hynks retired after he led Bayern in 2013 to a historic trophy that included the Champions League, the league and the local cup. However, he returned at the request of Bayern's management, especially his friend, club president Uli Hoeness, in a preliminary agreement to stay at the top of the coaching staff until the end of the 2017-2018 season. With his impressive results, and his deep knowledge of the club and the players, Bayern tried to persuade Hynix to stay for an extra period, but told the administration his final decision to retire.

The former coach of Borussia Dortmund, Thomas Tughel, Tottenham Hotspur coach Lucien Favre, and coach Joachim Loew were among those closest to the task. Bayern Chief Executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said he had signed One of the major European clubs, which is frequented by Paris Saint-Germain of France instead of Spaniard Onay Emery. Loew confirmed his intention to respect his contract with Germany, which runs until 2020.

2.2 million euros

The Bild daily and Sport Bild newspaper said the Croatian-born Croat was to succeed Hynix next season. The German magazine Kicker said he would do something In his contract allowing him to leave early, and he told his club officials on Thursday, as well as that Bayern may pay 2.2 million euros to Eintracht Frankfurt for his services. This move comes despite the fact that Kovac himself denied in recent weeks reports about it. "There is no reason to doubt that I will not be coach here next year," he said.

According to reports, Kovac's assistant in Bayern will be his brother Robert.