Flick not available for Germany job says Rummenigge
Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has made it clear that Hansi Flick would not be freed from his contract to succeed Joachim Loew in charge of Germany.
“This has nothing to do with probability, it’s a fact,” said Rummenigge in an interview with Welt am Sonntag newspaper, when asked whether Flick would stay beyond the end of the season.
Flick, 56, has been named among the favourites to take over from departing Germany boss Loew when the 61-year-old ends a 15-year spell in charge of the national team after this summer’s European Championships.
The Bayern coach was Loew’s assistant coach when Germany won the World Cup in 2014, before serving as German FA (DFB) sporting director between 2014 and 2017.
Yet on Sunday, Rummenigge said that the DFB had assured him they would not make an offer to lure the Bayern coach back into the national team set-up.
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“DFB president Fritz Keller confirmed that to me again in a phone call,” said the Bayern CEO, adding that he expected Flick to see out his contract, which runs until 2023.