- We had to do something, says chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, who had a longer conversation with Kovac during the day.

The parties are separated by mutual agreement.

The loss was the largest German club in the Bundesliga in ten years. The team is four in the table, four points after Oscar Wendts Borussia Mönchengladbach who tops the table. In ten league matches, Bayern Munich have won five, lost two and played three draws.

Niko Kovac coached the team for just over one season and last year won both the league and the cup with Bayern Munich.