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Mintzlaff on Eberl commitment: I made mistakes

Max Eberl was supposed to be the big mover and shaker at RB Leipzig. In the end, it was a misunderstanding.

,   and  Christian Meier
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Max Eberl (r), Chief Sports Officer of RB Leipzig and Oliver Mintzlaff, Managing Director, Red Bull....aussiedlerbote.de
Max Eberl (r), Chief Sports Officer of RB Leipzig and Oliver Mintzlaff, Managing Director, Red Bull GmbH, after the match. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de

Bundesliga - Mintzlaff on Eberl commitment: I made mistakes

Red Bull managing director Oliver Mintzlaff takes responsibility for Max Eberl 's short tenure at RB Leipzig. "Looking back, I made a mistake," Mintzlaff said in an interview with "Sport Bild" (Wednesday) about Eberl's mere ten months as head of sport at the Saxon Bundesliga club. He was disappointed and sad, but not everything was bad. "On the positive side, we signed really great players in the summer of 2023, who were expensive but fit in extremely well with us. Max immediately understood our transfer philosophy and how consistently we pursue it at RB Leipzig. I am very grateful to him for that," said Mintzlaff (48).

Mintzlaff had brought Eberl on board in December 2022 as Leipzig's managing director and CEO at the time, but the "logical" separation took place at the end of last September. Eberl's commitment to the club was insufficient, as Mintzlaff reiterated.

Eberl has long been linked with FC Bayern Munich, where the 50-year-old is set to become the new sports director, according to the media. No one from Munich has contacted him yet, but he is not the right person to talk to, according to Mintzlaff: "FC Bayern would have to contact the management of RB Leipzig for that. We have a good relationship with FC Bayern, but it's not the case that Jan-Christian Dreesen (Bayern's CEO; editor's note) updates me every day."

In its search for a successor to Eberl, RB has "learned from the mistakes of the past" and will not be rushed. As a club, they see a managing director of sport again "for the medium-term future".

Read also:

  1. Despite the short tenure of Max Eberl at RB Leipzig, Oliver Mintzlaff is grateful for his role in bringing in some excellent summer signings in 2023.
  2. Eberl, who is reportedly set to become the new sports director at FC Bayern Munich, has not been contacted by anyone from the Munich club yet, according to Mintzlaff.
  3. RB Leipzig is taking a more cautious approach in its search for a successor to Eberl, having learned from past mistakes and aiming for a long-term appointment as a managing director of sport.
  4. In December 2022, Mintzlaff brought Eberl on board as Leipzig's managing director and CEO, but the separation came at the end of last September due to insufficient commitment from Eberl.
  5. Max Eberl's tenure at RB Leipzig was marked by the signing of some expensive but effective players, who quickly fit into the club's transfer philosophy, which Eberl understood well.

Source: www.stern.de

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