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Bayern Munich’s Bundesliga title celebrations were quickly overshadowed by the fallout from the club’s decision to fire former goalkeeper, Oliver Kahn and Hasan Salihamidžić from their positions as top executives.
Bayern secured the German championship in the final minutes of the season on Saturday with Jamal Musiala securing a 2-1 win over Cologne with a late goal for the team to finish ahead of Borussia Dortmund on goal difference.
Shortly afterward, the club announced its supervisory board had decided to fire Kahn as Chief Executive and Salihamidžić as Sporting Director with immediate effect.
Both Kahn and Salihamidžić had been under pressure following Bayern’s dip in form this season. The Bundesliga title race was the closest in years after Bayern had comfortably won the previous 10, while there were quarterfinal exits in both the Champions League and German Cup.
Club President, Herbert Hainer, later said the decision to fire the two men was made Friday — before the team’s unexpected Bundesliga success.
Dortmund were leading by two points going into the final round and just needed to beat Mainz at home Saturday to be sure of becoming German champions. Instead, they only drew 2-2.
Salihamidžić was in Cologne for Bayern’s final game, but Kahn didn’t travel.
“I wasn’t allowed by the club,” Kahn wrote on Twitter, contradicting the club’s claim that he missed the game on doctor’s orders.
Tuchel seemed shocked by the club’s decision to fire the men who had brought him to the club as Julian Nagelsmann’s replacement in March.
“I knew about it since yesterday. The two were largely responsible for the fact we went on this journey together. That’s why I have to process it now,” Tuchel said after his team’s win. “But I’m assuming that I’ll continue on my path at Bayern.” –Reuters
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