Berlin: Veteran German coach Jupp Heynckes will replace sacked Carlo Ancelotti as Bayern Munich's manager until the end of the season, according to Sport Bild newspaper.
The interim appointment would see 72-year-old Heynckes return to his beloved Bayern which he famously led in 2013 to win the Champions League, Bundesliga and German Cup treble -- the only German club to achieve the feat. "Bayern is pulling Jupp Heynckes out of retirement," wrote Sport Bild.
The club has not confirmed the report. With the team in disarray following a heavy defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League and a poor start to the Bundesliga, an authoritative character who knows the club intimately is required, Bild said.
Bayern are third in the Bundesliga, five points behind leaders Borussia Dortmund.
