Bayern deny reports of Kovac’s departure

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Bayern deny reports of Kovac’s departure

Saturday, 18 May 2019 | AFP | Munich

Bayern Munich denied reports on Friday that coach Niko Kovac is to be sacked regardless of whether he wins the Bundesliga title, and that Mark van Bommel is being lined up as his successor.

Despite being on course to win a league and cup double in the next week, Kovac has been under growing pressure amid widespread speculation that he will not be in charge next season.

On Friday morning, websites Spox.com and Goal.com claimed to have "exclusive information" that Kovac would be sacked regardless of whether he won the title on Saturday and the German Cup final seven days later.

"Kovac isn't just lacking the unconditional trust of the club hierarchy, he also has most of the dressing room against him," wrote Spox.

Yet Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, who is considered one of Kovac's biggest boardroom critics, denied the reports.

"There is no decision (to sack Kovac), this report is completely made up," he told Bild newspaper.

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