By Peter Rutzler For Mailonline
Published: 10:02 BST, 17 April 2019 | Updated: 10:02 BST, 17 April 2019
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Michael Ballack believes the appointment of Jose Mourinho at Bayern Munich would 'bring glamour to the club'.
The former Bayern midfielder worked with Mourinho during the Portuguese coach's first managerial stint with Chelsea.
The Bundesliga champions have lost their customary dominance of the German top flight and this season face staunch opposition from Borussia Dortmund, who trail Niko Kovac's side by just a point.
Michael Ballack believes appointing Jose Mourinho would bring 'glamour' to Bayern Munich
Ballack worked under Mourinho for a season during his four-year stay at Stamford Bridge
Kovac has been under intense scrutiny after crashing out of the Champions League in the last-16 and overseeing indifferent form all season.
And Ballack, who spent four years with Bayern and won three domestic titles, believes the club who are affectionately known as 'FC Hollywood' in Germany need a coach of a Mourinho's calibre in order to restore their glamour in a league that may soon struggle to attract the game's biggest stars.
'Right now Niko Kovac is the head coach and that should be respected,' the 42-year-old told Bild.
'He does a good job. [But] one cannot deny that, at some point in the future, the appointment of Mourinho would bring a certain
