Bayern Munich CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen is set to have his future with the club decided next month when the supervisory board has their next meeting. Dreesen’s current contract with the club as their CEO runs through June 2025, so he is approaching the final year on his contract after having been brought in to replace Oliver Kahn after the conclusion of the 2022/23 season. At the time, both Kahn and then sporting director Hasan Salihamidžić were let go by the club on the final day of the Bundesliga season where Bayern lifted the Meisterschale by virtue of their late win at FC Köln and Borussia Dortmund’s home draw to Mainz.
It is still unclear whether or not Bayern plans on renewing Dreesen’s contract or not, but there is still time for them to make the decision. Regardless of what decision is made, he can, and likely will, remain in his post until the season concludes.
However, in the interim, it has been reported by Sky Sport journalist Florian Plettenberg that Bayern has, in fact, approached former RB Leipzig CEO and current CEO of Corporate Projects and Investments for Red Bull Oliver Mintzlaff. They had wanted to see if Mintzlaff would be interested in potentially replacing Dreesen as they are exploring the market for potential alternatives should Dreesen choose to step down or not renew his contract, but the former Leipzig CEO has initially declined the potential for an offer. He probably already has his plate plenty full, but Max Eberl also previously worked at Leipzig and could have some pull with Mintzlaff if Bayern really wants to make a strong push for him.
In the overall market, there do not seem to be to many ample alternatives to replace Dreesen, which is one of the factors working in his favor should he want to stay and extend his contract beyond next summer. More light will be shed on the matter during the supervisory meeting slated for November 11th.
