Bayern board 'will decide Tuchel's future, CEO & director in May 22 meeting'

The Bayern Munich board will reportedly meet on May 22 to decide the futures of CEO Oliver Kahn, sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic and new coach Thomas Tuchel.

The German giants have been in freefall since firing Julian Nagelsmann as manager in March, and replacing him with the former Chelsea boss.

Bayern Munich have been eliminated from the Champions League by Manchester City and the German Cup by Freiburg.

They have also lost top place in the Bundesliga, following a 3-1 defeat to Mainz on Saturday coupled with Borussia Dortmund's 4-0 home win over Eintracht Frankfurt.

Now the club's supervisory board will meet on May 22, five days ahead of Bayern's final game of the league season away to Koln, to discuss the futures of their CEO, sporting director and first-team manager, as reported by Bild.

Kahn, 53, has been CEO of Bayern Munich since July 2021, and his contract is set to run until the end of 2024, although senior management may decide that his time overseeing matters at the Allianz Arena should come to an earlier end.

However, the former German goalkeeper has no plans to quit the role by choice, so he would have to be forcibly ejected by Bayern's board in a little under a month's time.

After Saturday's fixture, Kahn responded to a question about a possible resignation by stating: 'My only goal is to bring an end to the season with the league title – and then really attack again in the new season.'

Bosnian Salihamidzic, 46, has been sporting director at the German club since 2017.

The 49-year-old Tuchel has overseen just two wins in his first seven matches since taking charge, although the first of those was a critical three points against Borussia Dortmund.

From that early high, things have fallen apart. Kahn, Salihamidzic and chairman Herbert Hainer entered into the Bayern dressing room after their defeat to Mainz on Saturday.

It came a week after Chelsea owner Todd Boehly entered into the dressing room at Stamford Bridge to confront players and staff following a defeat to Brighton - a decision that raised questions about whether senior management staff should ever be present in the changing rooms after games.

In a curious twist, Nagelsmann was on the shortlist to be the new manager of the Premier League Blues, but reportedly rejected the idea of being involved in a multi-candidate hiring process.

Bayern Munich's next fixture is a home league match against Hertha Berlin on Sunday. They have just five games left to try and reclaim top spot in the Bundesliga, but sit one point behind Borussia Dortmund.