[SPORT UPDATE] In the wake of Thrashing Chelsea, Flick Named Permanent Bayern Munich Manager

Hansi Flick has marked a three-year contract as Bayern Munich's lead coach, the Bundesliga champions affirmed on Friday.

Flick at first took over from Niko Kovac as interval manager in November, before Bayern declared the next month that the 55-year-old would remain on through the rest of the 2019-20 season.

After a fruitful run from that point forward, Bayern have now affirmed that Flick has concurred an arrangement to remain on through to June 2023.

“The club is very happy with Hansi Flick’s work,” said Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. “The team has developed under his leadership and we’re playing attractive football, which is reflected in the results.”

“I am looking forward to the upcoming tasks together with my coaching staff and the team,” Flick added. “The conversations with Rummenigge, Oliver Kahn and Hasan Salihamidzic were very good and characterized by great mutual trust. Together we have defined the direction for the coming years. I am sure that we can achieve a lot together.”

Since taking over from Kovac, Flick has driven Bayern to 18 wins in his 21 serious matches in control. The guarding Bundesliga champions are as of now top of the table in the now-suspended 2019-20 season, holding a four-point advantage over Borussia Dortmund.

Flick additionally had Bayern on target for the Champions League quarter-finals, driving his side to a 3-0 win over Chelsea in the last-16 first leg at Stamford Bridge before the opposition was suspended due to the coronavirus episode.