Schmadtke Jr. has a very important backer at Bayern.
Jörg Schmadtke is an extremely well known and generally respected person in German football who took up various positions in sports management for over 20 years before even joining a world power like Liverpool FC recently. While that did not end well, he retained his reputation as one of the most notable sporting management figures in Germany.
So when his son Nils Schmadtke burst on to the scene and started working in the same field his father was, there were murmurs of nepotism being at work. Those allegations gained traction when he started getting more and more positions of power in German football at alarming speeds and peaked when he landed the job of Head of Scouting at Bayern Munich.
But could it be that he is doing a good job, despite all these allegations of nepotism? According to Bild, as captured by @iMiaSanMia, Bayern’s board member for sport Max Eberl thinks so:
The contract of chief scout Nils Schmadtke is expected to be extended beyond 2026, which is the wish of Max Eberl. Schmadtke is one of Eberl’s closest confidants. The latter currently enjoys a very good standing at the club, which is why his wish to extend the chief scout’s contract would be fulfilled.
Many believe Eberl’s knowledge of Schmadtke- they worked together for one year from 2019 to 2020- was what brought the then-Borussia Mönchengladbach sporting director to Munich. That certainly seems to have played a role, but how well do the allegations of Schmadtke Jr. not being competent enough for his job hold up if he is retained at Bayern? Given the fans can see and therefore judge very little of his work, it is hard to tell.
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