Barcelona very attentive to the changes in Bayern Munich’s board – report

Borussia Dortmund’s 2-2 draw with 1.FSV Mainz this evening saw Bayern Munich steal the Bundesliga title at the last minute. The Bavarians secured a narrow 2-1 victory over Koln, thanks to a late goal from Jamal Musiala.

But despite the sensational last-minute drama that culminated in Bayern celebrating their 11th consecutive title in the Bundesliga, the club were quick to announce the layoff of Oliver Kahn, the CEO and Hasan Salihamidzic, the sporting director.

It appears the decision was made on Friday and was to be made irrespective of Bayern’s fate in the Bundesliga title on Saturday. Following their sacking, Javi Miguel has claimed that Barcelona are very attentive to the situation around the Bayern board.

It is unclear why exactly are the Catalans keeping close tabs on the upcoming changes in Bayern’s board, but one possible explanation could be their pursuit of Joshua Kimmich.

The German international has been identified as one of the ideal candidates to replace Sergio Busquets ahead of the new season. However, Bayern bosses, including Kahn, have been very strict with the negotiations and have no desire to offload the player.

Barcelona are perhaps hoping that the new CEO and the sporting director could be far more lenient and be open to the sale of Kimmich, which in turn, could help the club bring in some much-needed revenue.

However, it is unlikely Bayern would want to offload a player like Kimmich, who has been touted as the future leader of the team, irrespective of the board rejig.

Local German media reports Bayern Munich will appoint Jan-Christian Dreesen to replace Kahn as the CEO. The sporting director position remains unclear as of now, but more details should come out in the coming days.