Arsene Wenger has contradicted a claim by Bayern Munich that they turned him down for the vacant head coach’s job and accused the defending German champions of a lack of discretion.
Bayern need a new coach after Niko Kovac was sacked last Sunday with former Germany assistant Hansi Flick appointed interim boss for Wednesday’s win over Olympiakos and Saturday’s home league game against Dortmund.
On Thursday, Bayern put out a statement claiming Wenger had called club chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge to express interest in replacing Kovac, but said the former Arsenal boss had been turned down.
However, Wenger, 70, rejected those version of events and criticised Bayern for leaking “rumours from everywhere”.
“My name came out of nowhere,” said Wenger in an interview with beIN Sports on Friday.
“On Wednesday, Rummenigge called me, I called back out of courtesy.
“We talked for four or five minutes, maximum, and he reported that they signed Flick (as interim coach) for the next two games.
“He asked me if I would be interested, because they are looking for a coach.”
