Jose Mourinho was always asking about Bayern Munich when at Manchester United, says Bastian Schweinsteiger

Former Manchester United and Chelsea supervisor Jose Mourinho is among the many favourites to take over at Bayern Munich.

The Bundesliga champions parted firm with coach Niko Kovac after 18 months in cost, following a 5-1 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.

That defeat left them 4 factors behind leaders Borussia Monchengladbach and brings to an end Kovac’s time on the membership, the place he received the league and cup double in Might – turning into the primary ex-player and supervisor to take action.

Mourinho, 56, has been out of labor since being sacked by Man United in December 2018, however has spoken of his want to return to administration sooner relatively than later.

Bastian Schweinsteiger, who spent 13 years at Bayern and performed underneath Mourinho at Previous Trafford, mentioned he and his former boss usually spoke in regards to the Bundesliga.

“I can think about Mourinho in Germany,” he advised German broascaster Deutsche Welle.

“I bear in mind he was all the time asking me about Bayern and the Bundesliga. Throughout our away video games, there was all the time Bundesliga on TV.

“He actually knew each single participant, even from the smaller groups. He was additionally studying German.”

It isn’t the primary time Mourinho has been linked with a job Germany, studies final month suggesting he was in contact with Borussia Dortmund.

He’s additionally underneath critical consideration ought to the Arsenal place grow to be accessible, with Unai Emery battling to save lots of his job after a string of disappointing outcomes.