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Ralf Rangnick has confirmed he will enactment arsenic Austria manager, contempt holding talks pinch Bayern Munich.
Former Manchester United leader Rangnick, 65, was negotiating pinch nan club earlier this week.
He was expected to return complete from Thomas Tuchel, who is leaving astatine nan extremity of nan season.
"I americium nan Austrian squad leader pinch each my heart," Rangnick said.
"I would for illustration to expressly emphasise that this is not a rejection of FC Bayern, but alternatively a determination for my squad and our communal goals."
Rangnick will lead Austria astatine this summer's European Championships successful Germany, and is expected to enactment for nan remainder of his contract, which expires successful 2026.
Bayern are not speaking pinch immoderate different managers, and Rangnick is nan 2nd to region himself from nan moving aft Bayer Leverkusen leader Xabi Alonso had besides been linked pinch nan role.
Alonso's broadside ended Bayern's bid for an 11th consecutive Bundesliga title this season, while nan Munich nine drew nan first limb of their Champions League semi-final 2-2 astatine location to Real Madrid connected Tuesday.
Rangnick had a six-month stint arsenic Manchester United interim head during nan 2021-22 season, arsenic good arsenic spells successful complaint of Ulm, Stuttgart, Hannover, Hoffenheim, Schalke and RB Leipzig.
Austria reached nan past 16 of Euro 2021 earlier being knocked retired by eventual champions Italy.
