Bayern have signed the most expensive coach in the history of football, only 33 years old

Bayern Munich announced today that the current coach of Leipzig, Julian Nagelsmann (33 years), will be at the head of the technical staff of the Bavarian team, succeeding Hansi Flick, who announced his intention to leave at the end of the current season, in a deal that may be the most expensive in the history of football. The Bavarian club said in a statement that "Bayern signed a contract with Julian Nagelsmann to be his new coach. The coach, who hails from Bavaria, will leave Leipzig to join Munich at the start of the next season on July 1, 2021, and his contract with the German champions will be for a period of five years until June 30, 2026." .

The club did not specify how much it would pay Leipzig, but German media indicated that Bayern would pay about 25 million euros, including bonuses, to obtain the services of Nagelsmann, whose contract with his current team expires in 2023. Thus, this amount makes Nagelsmann the most expensive coach in football history. According to the "Sky" channel and the "Bild" newspaper, surpassing the record set by Andre Faich Boach, who moved from Porto to Chelsea, for an amount of 15 million in 2011.

Nagelsmann will succeed Hansi Flick, the architect of the historic six-point for Bayern Munich last season, after he recently asked to step down at the end of the season due to disagreements with the club's management over contracting policy. Flick is considered the most prominent candidate to succeed Joachim Loew at the head of the German team's technical management after the European Cup, the next guest. With the signing of Nagelsmann, Bayern dealt a heavy blow by securing talented services, becoming the youngest coach to reach the Champions League semi-finals at the age of 33 with Leipzig last year.

In return, it would be a dream come true for the Bavarian asset holder who has never hidden that training Bayern is one of his ambitions.

Despite this, the burden will not be light on his shoulders, as in addition to the pressure of the title of "the most expensive in the world" with his young age, he arrives at the head of a team that has found to win, and where the issue of winning the league title (about to win the ninth title in a row) is a matter. Taken for granted.

Nagelsmann will have to shine in particular on the European stage, forgetting about the early elimination in the quarter-finals at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain this season.

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