Bayern Munich’s Max Eberl convinced Uli Hoeneß to pass on Hansi Flick and let him pursue Vincent Kompany

The new guy is playing a hunch!.

According to a report from Sky Sport journalist Florian Plettenberg, Uli Hoeneß was (surprisingly) a proponent of bringing Hansi Flick back to Bayern Munich, but was talked down on that stance by Max Eberl, who preferred to follow his hunch with Burnley coach Vincent Kompany:

Bayern’s big bosses, including Uli Hoeneß, were still in favour of appointing Hansi Flick in the past few days. But Max Eberl said ‘no, trust me, I see something in Vincent Kompany’ – Eberl insisted on Kompany and ultimately prevailed internally.

Hoeneß, who was a #TeamBrazzo man, back in the war between Flick, who was the coach, and sporting director Hasan “Brazzo” Salihamidžić seems to have moved on from any ill-will he might once have had toward Flick.

Speaking of Flick, his coaching staff at FC Barcelona is starting to take shape as well per Plettenberg:

Exclusive News #Flick | Toni Tapalovic and Marcus Sorg will become Flick‘s assistant coaches at @FCBarcelona!

All done with Flick, Tapalovic and Sorg! Contracts until 2026, ready to sign ✔️