MUNICH, Germany (AFP) - Bayern Munich coach Ottmar Hitzfeld on Tuesday
fuelled speculation that he could be set to leave the Bavarian giants.
Hitzfeld said he would begin negotiations in January to extend his contract
which runs until June but revealed that he is keeping his options open.
"I have agreed with Bayern that we will discuss the future in January,"
said Hitzfeld. "Bayern remains my priority: we're going to assess
the situation and we'll see where we all are. I'll make my decision and
will inform Bayern of it," added the German who took over from Felix
Magath in February.
The Austrian press have reported that Hitzfeld is being lined up to succeed
Italian Giovanni Trapattoni as Salzburg coach at the end of the season.
And Hitzfeld himself fueled speculation by stating that he had been contacted
by the Swiss football federation to lead their team after Euro 2008.
"There are a lot of rumours, I'm not getting drawn into that,"
Hitzfeld said ahead of his club's UEFA Cup tie against Greek club Aris
on Wednesday.
He added: "There are a lot of rumours, a lot of possibilities as
well."
Bayern are currently top of the Bundesliga but have taken just ten points
in their last seven league matches with only four goals scored.
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