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Oliver Kahn has contradicted media reports that he is said to have received the news of his forced farewell to FC Bayern with great emotion. "The claim that I freaked out when I was informed of the dismissal is definitely not true," Kahn wrote on Twitter.
On Friday, he had "a calm and objective conversation" on the phone with club president Herbert Hainer and "only wondered about this actionism, why this decision was now brought forward".
"The conversation was very emotional," Hainer said at a press conference on Sunday, "and we couldn't come to an agreement with Oliver at the end of the day." In contrast to the sporting director Hasan Salihamidžić, who was also released from his duties, there was no consensual agreement on the separation. As a result, it was decided not to take Kahn with them to Cologne.
In the Sport1 double pass, the journalist Pitt Gottschalk concretized the accusation of the alleged freakout. According to his report, Kahn was so angry about his dismissal that he threatened to "betray the truth about the Bavarians." There are said to have been fears that there could be scuffles with (CFO) Jan-Christian Dreesen. There was no confirmation of this concern. Kahn and Dreesen are said to have a tense relationship.
Bayern had announced the separation of CEO Kahn, 53, and Salihamidžić, 46, immediately after winning the title with a 2-1 win at 1. Kahn was not at the game and not at the championship celebration, according to his own statement, because the club had prohibited it.
"On Saturday morning I got the message that I couldn't go to the game. I also took this decision calmly," Kahn wrote on Sunday. Of course I'm disappointed, but I'm really happy about this championship and I'm happy for the team, the coach and our fans." Originally, the supervisory board meeting of the record champions with personnel decisions had only been planned for Tuesday.
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