Christian Falk of The Daily Briefing reported that Hansi Flick, who previously led Bayern to a treble, had accepted an offer to return as their manager before signing with FC Barcelona. On May 11, Bayern’s sporting director, Max Eberl, contacted Flick at the behest of Uli Hoeneß and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. Flick agreed to the role, expecting a follow-up discussion that never happened. Eberl instead pursued Vincent Kompany. Concurrently, Xavi’s unexpected dismissal from Barcelona led to Flick’s opportunity with the Catalan club, facilitated by the breakdown in Bayern’s communication. Hansi Flick was contacted by Bayern Munich regarding assuming the role of manager; the coach even accepted the offer prior to signing a contract with FC Barcelona. Christian Falk of The Daily Briefing reported that Flick was about to take back control of the side he had led to a renowned treble. Max Eberl, the sporting director of Bayern, called Flick on May 11. Uli Hoeneß and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, the team’s executives, had told him to approach Flick about taking over as Bayern’s coach once more. Flick apparently accepted the offer after hearing that he might coach Bayern for a year. After that, Eberl promised to call back to talk about the squad, but it doesn’t seem like they ever did. Rather, Eberl had devised a scheme to appoint Vincent Kompany as the squad’s manager. In the meantime, Xavi’s dismissal from Barcelona as coach came as a surprise. The Barcelona post was subsequently offered to Flick, who had been incensed that there had been no follow-up telephone conversation. The way things transpired fit the Catalans, who were eager to have Flick join their team. If Bayern had taken a second call, Flick might be in charge of Bayern now.
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