{"id":1114186,"date":"2019-11-06T10:41:29","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T10:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1114186"},"modified":"2019-11-06T11:45:48","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T11:45:48","slug":"next-bayern-munich-manager-arsene-wenger-absolute-favourite","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/next-bayern-munich-manager-arsene-wenger-absolute-favourite\/","title":{"rendered":"Next Bayern manager development sees Arsene Wenger become &#8216;absolute favourite&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Arsene Wenger has reportedly become the &#8216;absolute favourite&#8217; for the vacant Bayern Munich manager&#8217;s post after RB Leipzig boss Ralf Rangnick was ruled out of the running by his agent.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Bavarian powerhouse parted ways with Niko Kovac earlier this week after a 5-1 thrashing at the hands of Eintracht Frankfurt left them in fourth place in the Bundesliga, four points behind top spot.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Wenger to take up Bayern post? Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Wenger has been without a club since leaving Arsenal in 2018.<\/li>\n<li>Bayern sacked Kovac this week after a string of poor results.<\/li>\n<li>Rangnick and Ajax boss Erik ten Hag have both ruled themselves out as replacements.<\/li>\n<li>Bild now believe Wenger is the favourite and the Frenchman admits he misses management.<\/li>\n<li>However, ex-France defender Marcel Desailly believes his compatriot is too old for the dugout.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7411631\/embed\/v4?image_option=full\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nWenger&#8217;s name has been mentioned on the list of possible replacements, alongside the likes of Max Allegri, Ten Hag and Rangnick, but the latter two have ruled themselves out.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201c<\/em>No, Ralf Rangnick is not available,&#8221; said his agent Marc Kosicke. &#8220;We do not believe that what Ralf Rangnick brings is currently being sought at Bayern. And that\u2019s why it makes no sense to hold concrete talks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>German outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cfbayern\/status\/1192008402106490880\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bild<\/a> now believe Wenger to be the &#8216;absolute favourite&#8217; for the Bayern post \u2013 at least on a short-term basis \u2013 and although he was unwilling to shed any light on the situation when quizzed by beIN Sport recently, the Frenchman did admit he misses the rigours of football management.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1024px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-1114186-1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/06090924\/wenger-misses-management-bayern.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/06090924\/wenger-misses-management-bayern.mp4\">https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/06090924\/wenger-misses-management-bayern.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Arsene Wenger discusses return to football management<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>\u201cCoaching was my whole life until now and everybody who has coached will tell you the same,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou miss the intensity. There\u2019s some things you miss a lot, and some things you don\u2019t miss. So I enjoyed as well things I don\u2019t miss too much.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But on the other hand, winning football games, preparing a team for a game, developing players and getting satisfaction and shared emotions is something that you miss.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo of course, yes, I was responsible at 33 years of age and coached until 69 without interruption at the top level. So that is 36 years without stopping. On the other hand, even if I miss it, to get a little bit out of that pressure for a year was not too bad for me \u2013 people who know me well say I\u2019m more relaxed, it\u2019s true!\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Desailly: Wenger should not be in the dugout anymore<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Given his experience and immense success, Wenger would certainly be an attractive proposition to Bayern and, until the end of the season at least, a steadying influence on the club.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1113929\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/bayern-munich-next-manager-options\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1113929\" class=\"wp-image-1113929 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/05090659\/bayern-drwss-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Next Bayern Munich manager contenders\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/05090659\/bayern-drwss-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/05090659\/bayern-drwss-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/05090659\/bayern-drwss-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/05090659\/bayern-drwss-66x37.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/05090659\/bayern-drwss-620x350.jpg 620w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/05090659\/bayern-drwss-940x530.jpg 940w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/11\/05090659\/bayern-drwss.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1113929\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/bayern-munich-next-manager-options\">Who should be Bayern Munich&#8217;s next manager?<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>But that isn&#8217;t a view shared by former Chelsea and France centre-back Desailly, who stated his compatriot is no long suited to life in the dugout when discussing Bayern&#8217;s managerial situation with beIN Sports recently.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;No, he should not be in the dugout. It&#8217;s not for him any more,&#8221; Desailly <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/beINSPORTS\/status\/1191772874148696064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1191772874148696064&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redditmedia.com%2Fmediaembed%2Fds5vfh%3Fresponsive%3Dtrue%26is_nightmode%3Dfalse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">responded<\/a> when asked of Wenger would be suited to the Bayern job.<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8220;He has great possibilities to restructure, to build up the philosophy of the club, towards the first team and the academy. But as a frontline, we don&#8217;t see him anymore. 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