Nagelsmann happy with Salihamidzic staying as Bayern sporting director

During

s reign as Bayern's sporting director,

has won five Bundesliga titles, the

, Club World Cup, European Super Cup, and the DFB-Pokal twice.

Supporting the club’s sporting director,

told a pre-match news conference on Tuesday:

"I am very happy about it. I like working with him but also from the club's perspective, he did great work in difficult transfer periods.

"It's not always been easy. I've tried to explain many times that as a sporting director, you can't decide things by yourself. The supervisory board has to agree with things like they did with his renewal and transfers.

"You can't walk through the market and collect all the players that you want. There is a supervisory board that needs to decide how and whether things are done. So your hands are kind of tied.

On his connection with the former

Bayern

fullback, the

coach added:

"Hasan has a good connection to everyone in the club and also to everyone in the supervisory board. That helps in many situations. It's never him by himself or the manager alone but a cooperation of many people from the club.

"Privately, I also have a good connection to him. We have moments where things aren't all about football but where we talk about other things – that is also good for the working climate.

"So I'm happy I don't have to adjust to anyone new. He was one of the motors behind me joining the club. I am very happy that the supervisory board made that decision, as long as he doesn't kick me out!"

Before being held to a 1-1 draw at

, Bayern recorded their perfect start to the three opening

matches in their history, winning all three while scoring 15 goals. The Bayern boss urges his side to take their weekend draw seriously while giving injury updates.

"We have everyone fit,"

Nagelsmann

told reporters.

"Jamal [Musiala] is not quite 100 per cent yet and probably won't start, but he'll be in the squad. We're going to take everyone with us and make a decision on the day.

"We'll have to see on Leon Goretzka and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting. I'd like to give them a bit of rhythm but they certainly won't be starting. In all it could be five changes to the side to help give others a chance.

"It is an important game for us, a knockout game. The opposition have an experienced coach and experienced players. It will not be an easy game at what is a great setting, in a stadium with lots of spectators."

The Bavarians side now turn their focus to the

DFB-Pokal

, where they face

on Wednesday.

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