Karl-Heinz Rummenigge says Thomas Tuchel is still very much in the frame to take over as the club’s coach next season.
“I’m not ruling that out,” Rummenigge said at a Bundesliga meeting in Cologne.
Tuchel, as well as Hoffeinheim’s 30-year-old coach Julian Nagelsmann, were both massively tipped to take over after Carlo Ancelotti, who lost his job in the after Bayern’s 3-0 Champions League defeat at Paris Saint-Germain last month.
Instead, Bayern chose Heynckes, who led the Bavarians to the Treble in 2013. The 72-year-old will act as interim manager until the end of the season on his return to the club for his fourth spell in charge.
Asked about Bayern’s quest for a permanent manager, Rummenigge added: “Firstly, we have decided not to comment on this subject in 2017, at the earliest in 2018. We have nine months and we will take our time to make a decision.
“However, just to be clear, we haven’t decided against Thomas Tuchel.”
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