Leipzig part ways with a key executive linked with Bayern Munich a day before playing Bayern

29.09.2023 - 18:53 arabnews.com

LEIPZIG, Germany: Leipzig parted ways with their top sports executive Max Eberl on Friday citing a “failure to commit to the club” amid speculation linking him with Bayern Munich.

The decision came a day before Leipzig plays Bayern in the Bundesliga. Leipzig said Eberl had been “relieved ... of his duties with immediate effect.” The club denied the decision was linked to the team’s performance or signings. “His failure to commit to the club has led to us making this decision.

It has nothing to do with the squad’s rebuild or results on the pitch,” the club said. Reports in Germany in recent days have indicated that Eberl could be of interest to Bayern, which have shaken up their own management structure after difficulties on the field last season and off-field issues including the firing of coach Julian Nagelsmann in March and replacing him with Thomas Tuchel.

Eberl, who was a Bayern player in the early 1990s, had pointed to his Leipzig contract when asked about the speculation and said he wanted to focus on the upcoming game against Bayern, in comments published by the Sport Bild newspaper on Wednesday.

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