Bayern Munich have ‘quoted €100m’ in bid to hire a Premier League manager

Bayern Munich made a bid to hire Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner, a report claims, but withdrew after being warned they would need to pay €100m (£86m) in compensation.

Thomas Tuchel will step down from his position this summer and Bayern have spent the last few months battling a number of public rejections, with Xabi Alonso, Julian Nagelsmann and Ralf Rangnick all turning down a move to Bavaria.

In accordance with BILDthe fourth manager on Bayern’s shortlist was Glasner, who has impressed since joining Palace in February and appealed because of his previous Bundesliga experience with Wolfsburg and Eintracht Frankfurt.

Bayern were willing to part with a massive €18m (£15m) release clause to sign Glasner in the final two years of his contract, but club owner Steve Parish is said to have laughed off the move by slapping a €100m price tag. on the manager’s head.

The initiative quickly collapsed, despite Glasner’s alleged desire to take the initiative. It is said that the Austrian gave Bayern a list of reasons why he would be suitable for the job and that he wanted to join a team capable of competing in the Champions League, but Parish quickly shut down.

Hansi Flick could still be linked with Bayern but sporting director Max Eberl is now believed to be pushing for Brighton & Hove Albion’s Roberto De Zerbi for the job.

De Zerbi has already publicly insisted he wants to stay with Brighton this summer but Eberl continues to try to convince those on the Bayern board that a move for the Italian should be followed through.

Other options are becoming more difficult to find. Benfica’s Roger Schmidt and Stuttgart’s Sebastian Hoeness have both ruled it out, while the legendary Ruben Amorim has vowed to stay with Sporting CP.

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