Karl-Heinz Rummenigge admits Bayern Munich “should’ve waited longer before firing Carlo Ancelotti. I almost cried after announcing the news.”

The director spoke at the Festival dello Sport event in Trento today and discussed the Italian Coaches who sat on the Bayern bench.

“Giovanni Trapattoni won the league title and cup in Germany. He is a lovely man and a sort of ambassador for Italy in Germany. Everyone praised him for his general way of being, as well as his victories.

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Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge “won’t rule out” buying Ivan Perisic and believes Inter can win the Scudetto.

Perisic is on loan from the Nerazzurri and had a decent start to life in Munich, scoring two goals and providing two assists in six competitive games.

“I won’t rule out Bayern Munich purchasing Perisic, as he has had a good start to the season,” Rummenigge told Tuttomercatoweb.

“We have an agreement with Inter to discuss it later on and we’ll evaluate with the player too.”

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The 2021 Champions League Final will be at Zenit’s Saint-Petersburg Stadium, the 2022 Final in Munich and 2023 at Wembley in London.

UEFA announced the assignment of the biggest matches in the club calendar during today’s Press conference.

The culmination of the 2020-21 campaign will be in Russia at Zenit’s Saint Petersburg Stadium.

In the 2021-22 season, the Champions League is to be decided at the Football Arena in Munich, more commonly known as Bayern Munich’s Allianz Arena.

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Franck Ribery saw improvements as Fiorentina held Juventus 0-0 and praised the fans. “I came to Florence for a crowd like this.”

The Viola picked up their first point of the season after defeats to Napoli and Genoa, with the best chances testing Wojciech Szczesny.

“I am very happy, as it’s been three months since I played a full game and it went well. I am trying to find my form and it was a step forward,” Ribery told Sky Sport Italia after 68 minutes on the field.

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Kevin-Prince Boateng has revealed that he advised brother and Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng to join Juventus.

Kevin-Prince returned to Serie A with Fiorentina over the summer, having spent the second half of last season at Barcelona.

Now, according to the 32-year-old, he could have been facing his younger sibling on Saturday.

“It would’ve been great to see him here, above all because it doesn’t look like he’ll play much for Bayern,” he told Bild.

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Giorgio Chiellini will have knee surgery tomorrow and is expected to be out for at least six months, so Juventus are considering last-minute replacements.

The defender only turned 35 a couple of weeks ago and had scored Juve’s opening goal of the Serie A season against Parma.

He tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during a training session on Friday and is expected to have surgery in Innsbruck with Professor Christian Fink on Tuesday.

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Juventus are reportedly in talks with Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng after Giorgio Chiellini’s serious knee injury.

There are even reports in Bild that Boateng skipped training and a photoshoot today, so could fly out to Turin within hours.

Chiellini tore his anterior cruciate ligament in training and is expected to be out for around six months.

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Carlo Ancelotti insists Aurelio De Laurentiis “is one of the few Presidents who respects my work” at Napoli and doesn’t dictate picks.

The former Milan, Chelsea, PSG, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich boss has worked at the highest level and is enjoying this latest experience at the Stadio San Paolo.

“De Laurentiis is one of the few Presidents who respects my work,” Ancelotti told Sky Sport Italia.

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Barcelona and Bayern Munich are reportedly engaged in a tug-of-war for Juventus midfielder Emre Can.

According to Gazzetta dello Sport, interest from the two clubs has ‘intensified’ in recent hours.

Emre Can looks to be in the firing line as Juve need to shift a midfielder before Monday’s deadline.

The former Liverpool man also risks being left out of the Old Lady’s Champions League squad.

Despite only arriving last summer, the Bianconeri see him as a great source of profit as he joined on a free transfer.

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