Bayern dismissed Carlo Ancelotti last week following their 3-0 defeat by Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, with his assistant Willy Sagnol taking charge of team affairs. Julian Nagelsmann and Thomas Tuchel had been linked with the vacancy but Heynckes will be unveiled as the Italian’s successor, taking over until the end of the 2017-18 season.

Bayern are without a win in their last three matches in all competitions and are five points off the Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund.

Following the 2013 treble Heynckes, who has also managed in Spain at Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao, as well as in Portugal with Benfica, said: “I can assure you that I’m not going to coach again. I had a worthy farewell.”

Source: The Guardian

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The Italian, who led Bayern to the Bundesliga title last season having been appointed to replace Pep Guardiola last summer, was dismissed after a meeting of the club’s board on Thursday. Earlier, Bayern’s chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge had called for “consequences” following the loss at the Parc des Princes, which was the club’s heaviest defeat in the Champions League group stages for 21 years.

“What we’ve seen tonight was not Bayern Munich,” he said.

Ancelotti’s assistant Willy Sagnol, former Borussia Dortmund manager Thomas Tuchel and Hoffenheim’s Julian Nagelsmann are among the early favourites to succeed him, with Sagnol to take temporary charge for the trip to face Hertha Berlin on Sunday.

Bayern have also endured a difficult start to the Bundesliga season, losing at Hoffenheim in their third match and being held to a 2-2 draw at home to Wolfsburg last Friday.

Speaking after the defeat to PSG, Ancelotti had admitted his side had been too slow out the blocks against their chief rivals to finish top Group B after falling behind to Dani Alves’ goal in the second minute. “We had a bad start. After the early opener we had to change our strategy completely,” he said. “We had to take control, and we had chances too. But it wasn’t so easy after the goal, that was the problem. We didn’t have the right balance, their counter-attacks were too strong.”

But postmatch comments from Arjen Robben hinted that all was not well within the Bayern camp. Asked if he still backed his manager, the Dutchman replied: “I won’t answer this question. The lineup is the coach’s business. I will say nothing about it. Every

Asked if he still backed his manager, the Dutchman replied: “I won’t answer this question. The lineup is the coach’s business. I will say nothing about it. Every word, in this case, would be one too many. The important thing is that we stick together now as a team. We need peace. Anyone who now wears his dissatisfaction on the outside does not help the team.”

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Source: Guardian UK

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The Vice President, K. B. Amissah-Arthur, has called for the establishment of a world‐class medical centre in Accra.

Such a facility, he observed, will not only deepen collaboration and exchange of knowledge in the medical field but will also promote medical tourism in Ghana.

Mr Amissah-Arthur made the call when he toured the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Centre in Houston, Texas on Wednesday.

The Centre is reputed to be the number one cancer treatment hospital in the world.

He said it would be mutually beneficial that the hospital establishes an African regional centre of excellence in Ghana, given the strategic location of the country as well as its peaceful, stable and democratic environment.

The Vice President was accompanied by his wife Mrs Matilda Amissah-­‐Arthur.

JAMES AGYENIM­BOATENG

[PRESIDENTIAL STAFFER]

Source: Information Ministry

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