Two club legends have already turned the role down, leading to speculation that none of the candidates want to work under Rummenigge and Hoeness
When Matthias Sammer stepped down as Bayern Munich sporting director for health reasons, club chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge revealed that that the Bavarians would take their time before deciding upon a replacement.
Nobody, though, thought that they would still be searching for Sammer's success over a year later - least of all Rummenigge.
However, the sporting director role at the Allianz Arena has become the job that nobody seems to want, so when president Uli Hoeness stated on Monday that the position will be filled inside six weeks, there was understandable scepticism as to whether the German champions will finally get their man.