Following the contentious firing of Toni Tapalovic as their goalkeeping coach, Bayern Munich has hired Michael Rechner in his place.

Tapalovic, who allegedly had a tense relationship with head coach Julian Nagelsmann, was fired by the Bundesliga champions.

However, Tapalovic was friendly with Manuel Neuer, the club captain, with whom he had collaborated for more than a decade.

Neuer, who will be sidelined for the remainder of the season due to injury, was upset by his departure and vented his resentment in an interview with The Athletic, which drew ire from numerous Bayern top executives.

Rechner will train first alongside Yann Sommer, who was brought in after Neuer's injury, according to the club.

Oliver Baumann and Rechner had been Hoffenheim's first team goalkeeping coaches since 2015.