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BERLIN, Oct. 6-- Jupp Heynckes might be a coach of the so-called old school as he is taking care of the team of the 2017 German Champion until next summer, which the 1974 world champion commented as "no comeback, but an act of friendship". After having won the treble in 2013 for Bayern Munich, the former striker and German international retired and spent the previous four years renovating an old farm near the German-Dutch border together with his wife, Iris. It was no surprise when Bayern and Heynckes confirmed collaboration until the end of the season this Friday afternoon as rumors from inside the club had spoken about the deal for the last days. Only details needed to be fixed. Heynckes demanded his former assistant coach Peter Hermann return, who meanwhile worked for Fortuna Duesseldorf. The second division club accepted the departure of Hermann after Bayern promised a friendly match worth over a million euro. Heynckes, who turned 72 last May, takes over the Bayern job from Carlo Ancelotti. The Italian star coach recently got the sack after Bayern's club leaders saw him losing the team's trust and confidence when the side got beaten by Paris St Germain 3-0 in a Champions League group match. Heynckes' contract is running until the end of this season. He is joining Bayern for the fourth time after 1987, 2009 and 2011. According to club insiders 30-year-old Julian Nagelsmann from league rival, TSG Hoffenheim will follow after Heynckes next summer as Bayern's new coach. The Bavarian side would then be changing from the oldest to the youngest Bundesliga coach. | 
