New Bayern coach to be named within days - Hoeness

Munich, Oct. 4, (GNA/dpa) - Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness has said the German champions will unveil their next coach within days - and former boss Pep Guardiola approves of their choice.

"This was purely friendly meeting. But of course we also talked business. I also told him who we will present in the next days - and he agreed with that," Hoeness told the Munich Abendzeitung paper late Tuesday.

This appears to favour Thomas Tuchel, former coach of current league leaders Borussia Dortmund, for the vacant position on the Munich bench. Tuchel and Guardiola are master tacticians and friends.

Another strong candidate, Julian Nagelsmann of Hoffenheim, would likely not be available until next summer and an interim solution would be required.

Broadcasters Sport1 on Wednesday also said that Bayern have decided on their new coach. Bayern did not want to comment the report.

According to the Sueddeutsche Zeitung daily, an appointment is expected by Monday at the latest.

Bayern parted company with previous coach Carlo Ancelotti last Thursday following a 3-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.

Caretaker coach Willy Sagnol led the team to a 2-2 Bundesliga draw at Hertha Berlin on Sunday as Munich are winless in three league matches and five points behind Dortmund in a stuttering start into the season.

Hoeness said he met with Guardiola in a Munich restuarant but insisted there would be no shock move to bring the Spaniard back to the club where he was in charge before moving on to English league leaders Manchester City laswt year.

"He is in Munich for three days now and was at Oktoberfest yesterday," Hoeness explained. "He has promised to come to Oktoberfest every year. It was a lovely lunch. We were warming up our friendship but nothing more."

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