Separation “not amicable”
FC Bayern and Kahn contradict each other
05/28/2023 12:02 p.m
Great excitement about Oliver Kahn: FC Bayern separates from its club boss on the day of the championship. A media report follows that Kahn freaked out when he was recalled. The ex-boss doesn’t want to let that sit on him. The Munich management sees things differently.
According to club president Herbert Hainer, the separation of CEO Oliver Kahn from FC Bayern was “not amicable”. “It was very emotional and at the end of the day we couldn’t come to an agreement with Oliver,” said Hainer on Sunday in Munich about the decisive talk with Kahn last Thursday. Then on Friday evening the supervisory board of the record champions met “and decided to dismiss Oliver Kahn”.
Kahn contradicted media reports shortly beforehand on Sunday, according to which he is said to have received the news of his forced departure with great emotion. “The claim that I freaked out when I was informed about the dismissal is definitely not true,” Kahn wrote on Twitter. He had “a calm and factual conversation” with Hainer on the phone and was “only surprised at this activism, why this decision was brought forward”.
Bayern announced the separation of CEO Kahn (53) and sports director Hasan Salihamidžić (46) immediately after winning the title 2-1 at 1. FC Köln. Kahn was not at the game and not at the championship celebration. Hainer justified this with the process on Thursday and Friday. With Salihamidžić, the separation was easier.
“On Saturday morning I received the message that I could not go to the game. I accepted this decision calmly,” wrote Kahn on Sunday. “Of course I’m disappointed, but I’m really happy about this championship and I’m happy for the team, the coach and our fans.” Originally, the supervisory board meeting of the record champions with personnel decisions was only planned for Tuesday.