On March 1, 2024, Bayern Munich officially announced the signing of new board member for sport Max Eberl on a three year contract. A year (and about a month) on from Eberl joining Bayern, how has the 51-year-old fared in the job?
The reaction this signing was somewhat mixed, given both Eberl’s spotless record over around 15 years at Borussia Mönchengladbach and how his exit from Die Fohlen (along with subsequent signing for Rasenballsport Leipzig) completely tanked his reputation.
Nevertheless, he would get a clean slate at Bayern and his first real task…frankly, was a catastrophe. Though the decision to let previous head coach Thomas Tuchel go was made before his signing, it would be up to him to secure the former Borussia Dortmund manager’s successor. Uh…it…