The Dutchman could have returned to Bayern Munich this summer before Vincent Kompany's appointment
Louis van Gaal has not been in a dugout for a few years now, but he has revealed he turned down the chance to return to one of his old clubs this summer.last job in club football was a two-season spell at Manchester United , after joining the Old Trafford club in 2014.in his first season in charge, but he could not repeat that feat in his second campaign at the helm as the Red Devils slipped to fifth.
However, he was tempted out of retirement in 2021 to coach the Netherlands for the third time, as he replaced Frank de Boer.at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, as the Dutch were knocked out at the quarter-final stage at the hands of eventual winners Argentina."As a national coach, you are busy for eight periods and during the year you scout with your staff. That could still be possible."
Van Gaal has previously overcome prostate cancer and it appears he is now only willing to be a national team coach, rather than experience again the day-to-day rigours that come with being a club manager.He coached Bayern between 2009 and 2011, winning the Bundesliga and German Cup, as well as being runners-up to Inter Milan in the 2010 Champions League.
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