Football news - Niko Kovac leaves Bayern Munich
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Updated 03/11/2019 at 21:19 GMT
Niko Kovac has left Bayern Munich, the German club confirmed on Sunday evening.
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The announcement was made on their official Twitter account. Assistant Hansi Flick will take over first team duties in the short term, for the upcoming matches against Olympiacos in the Champions League on Wednesday and Borussia Dortmund in the league on Saturday.
Kovac himself said it was the right thing to do given recent performances.
“I think this is the correct decision for the club at this time," he said.
The results and the way we’ve played lately have led me to this decision. My brother Robert and I would like to thank FC Bayern for these past 18 months. During that time our team won the Bundesliga, the DFB Cup and the Supercup. It was a good time. I with the club and the team all the very best.
Journalist Christian Falk had tweeted that following talks between the club and Kovac that the two had decided to part ways on Sunday night.
Bayern lost 5-1 away to Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday, a result that left them four points off the top after 10 games played.
The have suffered just two league victories so far this season but have also dropped points with three draws.
Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge explained: "The performances of our team in recent weeks and the results have shown us that there was a need for action.
Uli Hoeness, Hasan Salihamidzic and I had an open and serious discussion with Niko this Sunday based on that and came to the mutual decision that Niko is no longer head coach of FC Bayern. We all regret this development. I would like to thank Niko Kovac on behalf of FC Bayern for his work, particularly for last season’s double win.
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