The German Hansi Flick will remain the coach of Bayern Munich at least until the end of the season, as confirmed by the Bavarian club this Sunday. Flick joined Bayern as Niko Kovac's assistant in summer and became an interim coach when he left the club in November after the 5-1 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt.

The Bundesliga champion of the last seven seasons regained stability with Flick, 54, and reached the winter break in third place, four points behind the leader RB Leipzig . With the German coach, the team achieved eight wins and two losses in 10 games .

The meeting held after Saturday's victory (2-0) against Wolfsburg between Flick, sports director Hasan Salihamidzic and President Karl-Heinz Rummenigge led to the last agreement. The results of Bayern in the second half of the season will probably decide the future of Flick, as the entity has announced that continuing with him "beyond" 2021 is "a viable option."

"At FC Bayern we are very satisfied with the work of Hansi Flick. Under his leadership as a coach, the development in the field has been outstanding, both in terms of the quality of our game and the results obtained . I am convinced that the FC Bayern will continue next year where we left him in the last matches, that is, playing an attractive and successful football, "said Rummenigge.

"Game and character"

For his part, Salihamidzic explained that the "game and character" shown by the players in the last matches shows that they are "on the right track with Hansi Flick in front." "Hansi deserves our confidence. I am convinced that we can achieve our sporting goals with him, whether in the Bundesliga, the DFB Cup or the Champions League," he said.

Bayern will seek to challenge Leipzig in the second half of the season, while in the Champions League they will face Chelsea in the round of 16 after winning the six games of the group stage for the first time.

"I am happy that FC Bayern continues to trust me as a coach. I enjoy working with the team and the coaching staff . We have achieved a good starting position for the second half of the season. Now we are recharging batteries and we will prepare intensely for the second half of the season. Then, we will try to achieve as many victories and titles as possible, "said Flick.

Flick was a Bayern player between 1985 and 1990 , winning four league titles and one German cup. In addition, he was assistant coach of coach Joachim Löw when Germany won the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

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