Bundesliga - Report: Van Gaal to take over Bayern

Eurosport - Sat, 09 May 10:42:00 2009

Louis Van Gaal, the coach of newly crowned Dutch champions AZ Alkmaar, is set to take over at Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich, according to reports in the Netherlands.

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According to the Algemeen Dagblad newspaper Van Gaal has already agreed terms with the German champions to take over as of next season and will make an official announcement in the coming days.

The report added that Andries Jonker, the current technical director of Dutch side Willem II Tilburg and who was Van Gaal's assistant at Spanish giants Barcelona from 1997 to 2000, will join Van Gaal at Bayern.

AZ president Dirk Scheringa declared last Monday the club would not allow Van Gaal to leave the club.

"Louis is under contract until 2010," Scheringa told the website of Dutch magazine sportweek.nl.

"I'm not worried about anything as Van Gaal is a man of principle who always respects his contracts. And we've not been contacted by Bayern."

Bayern's general manager Uli Hoeness had claimed Van Gaal was close to agreeing to a deal that would see him replace Jurgen Klinsmann, who sacked two weeks ago after a string of mediocre performances.

Saturday's report said representatives of both clubs are set to thrash out a compensation package that would allow Van Gaal to join Bayern, where he could be joined by AZ captain and midfielder Stijn Schaars.

AZ recently failed in their bid to have Schaars, a 25-year-old Dutch international, sign an extra year's extension on to his contract, which expires in a year.

Dutchmen Dick Advocaat and Co Adriaanse are being tipped to succeed Van Gaal at AZ.

AFP

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  1. If only Arsenal could get him. Having said that he is a­ developer of talent and big clubs now adays buy not­ develop. AZ were a perfect vehicle for him post Barca.­ Hence Arsenal would be a better option once AZ contract­ finishes and Wenger departs. Bayern should promote from­ within although Juande Ramos may be a brave but good­ choice.#
    Phil, Gosport

    From , on Tue 12 May 4:55AM

  2. az are a bad team but they are already dutch champions­ so he is a great manager

    From r.lakis, on Sun 10 May 1:00PM

  3. Happy to see the back of him... No doubt he is a good­ manager, but he is also a bit self obsessed and­ arrogant. From a PSV fan

    From sjoerdveer, on Sun 10 May 7:59AM

  4. performed really bad this season? they're second in­ the Bundesliga for crying out loud.

    From aleksicn93, on Sat 9 May 9:25PM

  5. bayer are a great club but performed really bad this­ season i wish them luck next season with whatever­ manager they get

    From andreysizemin, on Sat 9 May 8:03PM

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    From rangychi666, on Sat 9 May 7:56PM

  7. omg bayern leave Alkmaar alone

    From Christopher K, on Sat 9 May 7:32PM

  8. Van gaal is good manager but no good for big clubs

    From dameisma, on Sat 9 May 6:44PM

  9. bayern will be back to there best if van gaal takes­ over, klinsmann sucked this season, with ribery in the­ team they should have won the title this year

    From simon, on Sat 9 May 6:34PM

  10. I think this guy is a brilliant manager

    From yip, on Sat 9 May 6:10PM
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