Hitzfeld & Heynckes urge Bayern to make an early decision over the next manager

The former Bayern managers favour an earlier decision that would not only facilitate planning for the next season but also give clarity to current manager Hansi Flick.

Bayern's current president Herbert Hainer recently spoke about the club’s current plan to decide in May whether caretaker manager Hans-Dieter Flick would continue as Bayern’s manager. 

While this course of action, making an important coaching decision towards the end of the season, seems pragmatic from the club’s perspective, former managers Ottmar Hitzfeld and Jupp Heynckes do not necessarily think it is the best policy (AZ).

Both spoke in favor of a decision by mid-March, in the middle of Bayern’s Champions League tie with Chelsea. Heynckes said, "In principle, clarity is desirable by mid-March, so that the club and the coach can make arrangements."

Hitzfeld spoke in the same vein, "Early March is ideal, so that both sides can plan and concentrate on what's essential."

A club and its coach need to start planning months in advance for the coming season, as it would allow them to identify the roles that need to be filled and undertake more in-depth scouting of players to fill those roles, especially with a major summer transfer window on the horizon.