Müller-Wohlfahrt blames Pep Guardiola for Bayern Munich departure in 2015
MediaThe longtime team doctor expounds on the riftWhen Dr. Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt resigned in April 2015, the Bayern Munich community was shocked. Müller-Wohlfahrt had been at Bayern for 38 years and is still the team doctor for Die Mannschaft.Upon his departure from the club it had been rumored that a rift had occurred between the doctor and former head coach, Pep Guardiola. That rumor appears to be true.#MüllerWohlfahrt kritisiert Pep #Guardiola hart #FCBayern https://t.co/SAWWLDXwqL http://pic.twitter.com/clNLfrykgp— SPORT BILD (@SPORTBILD) August 11, 2017Saturday happened to be Müller-Wohlfahrt’s 75th birthday and he celebrated with several interviews explaining why he resigned.Müller-Wohlfahrt told Bayerischer Rundfunk:“I wasn't used to how Pep Guardiola treated me, it had never happened before - not one single time. When you have the feeling that you don't have any bond with the coach, who rejects everything and doesn't show any interest in medical work, who just criticizes and says everything is better in Spain, then it stops being fun.”He also told Sport Bild:“I quit following differences of opinion with Pep Guardiola, who blamed me for defeats and overstepped his area of expertise. As a doctor, I carry the responsibility for a player's health and not the coach.”Ouch.Even though Müller-Wohlfahrt clearly holds some type of grudge over the circumstances of his resignation he still admits to a possibility of a reunion of some type. Bayern president Uli Hoeness confirmed as much in an interview on Sky Sport stating, “We've had talks about getting him more involved again -- but not in the old way.”Müller-Wohlfahrt continues to treat several Bayern players such as Arjen Robben, Manuel Neuer, and Jerome Boateng.Read more...

Uli Hoeness and Pep Guardiola meet in Munich
Former Bayern coach Pep Guardiola today was seen in Munich where he had lunch with Uli Hoeness.Interessantes Treffen heute in #München: Uli #Hoeneß (links) trifft Pep #Guardiola in der Osteria Italiana in #Schwabing #ssnhd #FCBayern http://pic.twitter.com/GCKkCaBwbx— Chris Lymberopoulos (@Sky_ChrisL) October 3, 2017Pep and Uli met in the northern part of Munich, and they had lunch at the Osteria Italiana, as reported by Sky Deutschland journalist Chris Lymberopoulos‏.Manchester City fans to panic because Pep Guardiola tied down to a long-term deal at the Etihad Stadium and very happy with his life in Manchester.Most likely, the former Bayern and Barcelona coach was there to advise Uli Hoeneß on who should be the next Bayern manager.Read more...

Pep Guardiola knows the name of the next Bayern manager
Uli Hoeness has revealed that he informed Pep Guardiola of who the club’s next manager will be.According to Bild, Bayern President Uli Hoeness yesterday revealed that he had informed Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola of who would be the next Bayern coach this week, during a two-hour meeting at Osteria Italiana in Munich.Interessantes Treffen heute in #München: Uli #Hoeneß (links) trifft Pep #Guardiola in der Osteria Italiana in #Schwabing #ssnhd #FCBayern http://pic.twitter.com/GCKkCaBwbx— Chris Lymberopoulos (@Sky_ChrisL) October 3, 2017I told Pep Guardiola who we were to present in the next few days, and he agreed.’Bild insist that Guardiola’s agreement with Hoeness’ decision points towards the appointment of Thomas Tuchel, who is known to be a close friend of the Spanish tactician.In March of last year, Guardiola had the following to say when questioned on Tuchel’s credentials as a manager:‘He is a top, top, top, top coach – Thomas Tuchel is one of the best coaches in the world.’Thomas Tuchel spent two seasons in charge of Borussia Dortmund, leading the club to a DFB Pokal title earlier this year while establishing himself as one of European football’s most talented young coaches.However, a falling out with the club’s board eventually led him to depart just three days after lifting the Pokal, with the German having been out of a job since.He also spent a year in charge of Augsburg and five years at the helm with Mainz. Read more...

Luis Enrique reportedly set for talks with Bayern
Speculation mount that former Celta Viga and Barcelona coach Luis Enrique is reportedly set for talks with Bundesliga champions, Bayern.Luis Enrique won the Treble in his first season in charge at the Nou Camp and the Double in his second year, but had a poor campaign in 2016-17 and was replaced by Ernesto Valverde in the summer.And now, according to Sport1, Enrique has become the number one target for Bayern president Uli Hoeness after Ancelotti’s exit.Former Bayern manager Pep Guardiola was also spotted in Munich with Hoeness on Tuesday and it’s been confirmed that Guardiola has been advising his former club on their next appointment.Guardiola was spotted in the plush Osteria Italiana in Munich with Hoeness and a group of others.Interessantes Treffen heute in #München: Uli #Hoeneß (links) trifft Pep #Guardiola in der Osteria Italiana in #Schwabing #ssnhd #FCBayern http://pic.twitter.com/GCKkCaBwbx— Chris Lymberopoulos (@Sky_ChrisL) October 3, 2017Hoeness said in the report in The Sun: “I told him who we would appoint in the next few days. He was satisfied.”Other names on Bayern’s reported shortlist are Thomas Tuchel, Diego Simeone and Louis van Gaal.Read more...

Report: Pep Guardiola visits Bayern Munich at Säbener Strasse
MediaIf the Manchester City boss was, indeed, meeting with Bayern...why?This could mean nothing or EVERYTHING (likely nothing), but Sky’s Torben Hoffmann is reporting that Manchester City boss and former Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardolia visited Die Roten today.Guardiola, who has maintained a solid relationship with the likes of Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Uli Hoeneß, was allegedly seen at the Bayern offices, but no other details were reported. Guardiola is still a trusted figure within the Bayern organization and was consulted last season when Bayern ultimately decided to bring in Jupp Heynckes after sacking Carlo Ancelotti.As you can see below, the picture offers no definitive proof that it was actually Guardiola and sort of rivals images of Bigfoot, Loch Ness Monster, or maybe even D.B. Cooper at this point, but let’s have some fun with it anyway.Exklusiv!!!
Pep #Guardiola ist mit einem Taxi an der Säbener Straße vorgefahren und wurde von Teammanagerin Kathleen Krüger durch die Tiefgarage zur Geschäftsstelle gebracht! (Foto ging nicht besser, Pep war fix) @SkySportNewsHD @SkySportDE @FCBayern pic.twitter.com/grcCtnxapY— Torben Hoffmann (@Sky_Torben) November 14, 2018Exclusive!!!Pep #Guardiola took a taxi on Säbener Strasse and was taken to the office by team manager Kathleen Krüger through the underground car park! (Photo didn’t go any better, Pep was fix)@SkySportNewsHD @SkySportDE @FCBayernIf, indeed, that really was Guardiola, does it mean anything?Read more...

<a href="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/sIzHP91UaWoHFsSh_BG_6TOO58I=/0x0:4000x2667/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/72452259/1499953323.0.jpg">France v Greece: Group B - UEFA EURO 2024 Qualifying Round</a> Photo by Franco Arland/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images Does the Bayern Munich defender have a new home? The situation surrounding Benjamin Pavard’s imminent departure from <a href="https://www.bavarianfootballworks.com">Bayern Munich</a> is really heating up, as the French defender might be getting a little antsy about where he will be playing next season. There could be as many as three major contenders for Pavard per Sport1 journalist Kerry Hau. <a href="https://bitterandblue.sbnation.com">Manchester City</a>, <a href="https://thebusbybabe.sbnation.com">Manchester United</a>, and <a href="https://www.blackwhitereadallover.com">Juventus</a> are reportedly in the mix for Pavard — but not <a href="https://www.barcablaugranes.com">FC Barcelona</a>, who was previously thought to be a contender: Benjamin Pavard hat nun drei ernsthafte Optionen: Manchester City, Manchester United und Juventus Turin. Entscheidung nächste Woche möglich.

Der FC Barcelona ist nicht mehr im Rennen. Den Katalanen fehlt das Geld. Der FC Bayern will mindestens 30 Millionen Euro. <a href="https://twitter.com/SPORT1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SPORT1</a>— Kerry Hau (@kerry_hau) <a href="https://twitter.com/kerry_hau/status/1679842397243449348?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 14, 2023</a>Benjamin Pavard now has three serious options: Manchester City, Manchester United and Juventus. Decision possible next week.FC Barcelona is no longer in the running. The Catalans lack the money. FC Bayern wants at least 30 million euros.Sport Bild’s Tobi Altschäffl also chimed in with some additional news: Für Benjamin Pavard ist ein Wechsel zu Manchester City eine ernsthafte Option. So könnte auch der Deal mit Walker klappen und verrechnet werden.— Tobi Altschäffl (@altobelli13) <a href="https://twitter.com/altobelli13/status/1679834870812385280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 14, 2023</a>A move to Manchester City is a serious option for Benjamin Pavard. The deal with Walker could also work out and be offset.In addition, Sky Sport journalist Florian Plettenberg confirmed the other reports: ❗️News <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Pavard?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Pavard</a>: Yes, <a href="https://twitter.com/ManCity?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ManCity</a> is a serious option for him as <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Guardiola?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Guardiola</a> likes him and his versatility a lot! First call about <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MCFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MCFC</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FabrizioRomano</a>.

But: Pavard has more concrete options as he definitely wants to leave Bayern now.

➡️ ManUtd - talks took place … <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MUFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MUFC</a>
➡️ …… <a href="https://t.co/epDfaiFCWb">pic.twitter.com/epDfaiFCWb</a>— Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) <a href="https://twitter.com/Plettigoal/status/1679836961677221889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 14, 2023</a>The full text of Plettenberg’s tweet is available here: ❗️News #Pavard: Yes, @ManCity is a serious option for him as #Guardiola likes him and his versatility a lot! First call about #MCFC: @FabrizioRomano. But: Pavard has more concrete options as he definitely wants to leave Bayern now. ➡️ ManUtd - talks took place … #MUFC➡️ … and Juventus. FC Bayern bosses, expecting an offer soon.So what happens from here?Well, if the news is true that Kyle Walker has agreed to personal terms with Bayern Munich, we could see what is effetively a swap scenario should City be the club that can snare Pavard away from the Bavarians. How does that work for you Bayern Munich fans? Is this the precursor to a back-three where Walker plays as a right center-back? Moreover, will Noussair Mazraoui pitch a fit and ask to leave if Walker is signed…

FBL-EURO-2024-QUALIFIER-GIB-FRA It is quite the battle between PL clubs for who gets Pavard. | Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images The Frenchman’s definitely leaving, but where to? Preferably the club that gives us the most amount of money! This transfer window pre-season has been an interesting series of events for Bayern Munich. Lucas Hernandez and Daley Blind both left the club, the former to Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain and the latter to Serie A club Girona. The future of several other players — among them Benjamin Pavard — remains uncertain.Pavard has had one foot out the door and the other foot inside for years. The sheer number of transfer rumours surrounding the Frenchman on a regular basis is astounding. Per Florian Pletternberg, Bayern is waiting for an actual offer to materialize for Pavard, who has the likes of Manchester City, Juventus and Manchester United courting him. Pep Guardiola is known to be interested in purchasing Pavard and City have already spoken to the defender’s management. However, there seem to be no agreements in place as yet. ℹ️ #Pavard: FC Bayern, waiting for concrete offers now!

Talks between the players management and ManCity took place as #Guardiola is very interested in Pavard. But there are no agreements yet.

➡️ At this stage, it’s a race between #MCFC, ManUtd and Juventus. @SkySportDE pic.twitter.com/NJq8y6Dwjq— Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) July 15, 2023While it looks certain that Benji is definitely done with the club, what remains yet to be seen is the fee that Bayern could make out of selling him. Though previous reports state that the club wants at least 30 million euros, surely, they wouldn't mind a bidding war that results in a lot more than that...

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<a href="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/0Bp4MEaFHrG4nd6Yb60FGpf-RXI=/0x0:4598x3065/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/73472717/2162410129.0.jpg">FC Bayern München Training Session</a> Photo by Sebastian Widmann/Getty Images Meet the new boss — a lot of attendees did on Saturday! <a href="https://x.com/kerry_hau/status/1814622684539470092?s=46&t=gLe-_YzJmVJHfEjMd8Qkbg">Sky Sport journalist Kerry Hau</a> took in some of <a href="https://www.bavarianfootballworks.com">Bayern Munich</a> manager Vincent Kompany’s first public training session and found the environment to be “intensive” and filled with a lot of one-on-one time for players:Intensive public training session at FC Bayern! Lots of exercises with a ball, lots of interval runs. Vincent Kompany had his players train for two hours under the blazing sun, coached loudly - and used the breaks again and again for one-on-one conversations, like here with new signing Hiroki Ito. The good news: Aleks Pavlovic was able to take part in large parts of the team training again after his tonsil operation. @SkySportDE @SkySportNewsSimilarly, Bild’s David Verhoff said that Kompany was heavily involved in all of the action and used a style similar to that of Pep Guardiola: Vincent <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Kompany?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Kompany</a> mittendrin! Der neue <a href="https://twitter.com/FCBayern?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FCBayern</a>-Trainer coacht bei allen Übungen mitten auf dem Feld, korrigiert kleinste Details und Stellungsfehler sofort, spricht sehr viel mit den Spielern - das erinnert schon an seinen Ex-Coach bei <a href="https://twitter.com/ManCity?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ManCity</a>: Pep <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Guardiola?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Guardiola</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FCBayern?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FCBayern</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FCB?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FCB</a> <a href="https://t.co/VbrgW6ToIg">pic.twitter.com/VbrgW6ToIg</a>— David Verhoff (@unverhofft) <a href="https://twitter.com/unverhofft/status/1814605080244396346?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 20, 2024</a>Vincent #Kompany right in the middle of it all! The new @FCBayern coach coaches in the middle of the field during all exercises, corrects the smallest details and positioning errors immediately, talks a lot with the players - that reminds us of his former coach at @ManCity : Pep #Guardiola #FCBayern #FCBFinally, Sky Sport journo Torben Hoffmann said that Kompany stayed to take pictures and sign autographs for anyone who hung around: Chapeau <a href="https://twitter.com/VincentKompany?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@VincentKompany</a>
Eine Stunde Autogramme nach dem Training. Hat keinen Fan ausgelassen. <a href="https://twitter.com/SkySportDE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SkySportDE</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/SkySportsNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SkySportsNews</a> <a href="https://t.co/UsvlOznMld">pic.twitter.com/UsvlOznMld</a>— Torben Hoffmann (@Sky_Torben) <a href="https://twitter.com/Sky_Torben/status/1814628658813808806?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 20, 2024</a>Chapeau @VincentKompanyAn hour of autographs after training. Didn’t leave a single fan out.@SkySportDE @SkySportsNews<strong>Boey doesn’t want to return to Galatasaray</strong>Well, Sacha Boey made this pretty clear:A Galatasaray fan in Bayern training today asked Sacha Boey to come back to Galatasaray.

Boey: 'No'

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<a href="https://t.co/G2V0M52KEg">pic.twitter.com/G2V0M52KEg</a>— Bayern & Germany (@iMiaSanMia) <a href="https://twitter.com/iMiaSanMia/status/1814707240906928152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 20, 2024</a><strong>Random training pics and videos</strong>Hiroki Ito showing out with the ‍ <a href="https://t.co/oFil7fw44L">pic.twitter.com/oFil7fw44L</a>— FC Bayern US (@FCBayernUS) <a href="https://twitter.com/FCBayernUS/status/1814731311275237805?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 20, 2024</a> Training today <a href="https://t.co/BtabD9BPwT"…