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Bayern Munich midfielder Anatoliy Tymoshchuk has claimed that the outgoing Bavarian boss is almost certain to replace Jose Mourinho in charge at the Santiago Bernabeu

Anatoliy Tymoshchuk has revealed that current Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes is “99 per cent” certain to return to Real Madrid this summer.

Jose Mourinho will take charge of his last game on Saturday for the Blancos, against Osasuna, while the Bavarians boss will attempt to achieve an unprecedented German treble in the DFB-Pokal final against Stuttgart on the same day.

With Mourinho en route to Chelsea and Pep Guardiola stepping into Heynckes’ shoes at the Allianz Arena, Tymoshchuk has suggested that Heynckes will return to the Santiago Bernabeu in the coming weeks rather than consider retirement.

“There is a 99 per cent chance that Heynckes will train Real Madrid,” he said to Russia 2.

Heynckes spent a single season at Madrid and lifted the Champions League with the Spanish side, but he was fired after failing to perform domestically as the club finished fourth in the table.

Tymoshchuk confirmed that he would be leaving the Allianz Arena this summer but refused to reveal his destination, while insisting that Arjen Robben – who scored the Champions League-winning goal in the final – is set to stay at Bayern.

“Robben told me he’s certain to stay in Bayern,” the Ukrainian added. “And I’m leaving. I can’t say where until Monday. Not [Borussia] Dortmund for sure!”

The centre-back and holding midfielder will both travel to their native Brazil to gather with the national team ahead of the Confederations Cup

Bayern Munich will have to make do without the services of Brazil internationals Dante and Luiz Gustavo in Saturday’s DFB Pokal final against Stuttgart in Berlin.

Dante and Gustavo have both made the Brazil squad for this summer’s Confederations Cup and will gather with the national team this weekend ahead of the tournament.

Bayern were initially hopeful that the Brazilian football federation (CBF) would allow the pair to travel to Rio after the DFB Pokal final, but they have now been forced to release the duo after all – much to the angst of chairman Karl-Heinze Rummenigge.

“We have decided to release both players. They will travel to Rio this evening,” explained Rummenigge at a press conference.

“The pressure the CBF has exercised on Bayern and the players is inhuman in my opinion and I find it unacceptable that both players are in a situation like this. They are both very unhappy with it.

“We tried everything in our power, but the Brazilians stick by the Fifa regulations.”

Saturday’s DFB Pokal final kicks off at 20:00CET.

The Swiss youngster had been linked with a move from the Allianz Arena to the Westfalenstadion but his representative says he is not looking to leave

Xherdan Shaqiri’s brother and agent Erdin has insisted that there is no truth in the reports linking the Bayern Munich attacker with a move to Borussia Dortmund.

A report in Sport Bild on Wednesday suggested that BVB coach Jurgen Klopp sees the Switzerland international as a good replacement for Bayern-bound Mario Gotze, but Erdin Shaqiri has made it clear that his brother has no intention to leave his current club any time soon.

“This is nothing but a hypothesis. Either the people at Sport Bild know more than I do, or they have a psychic working for them who can predict stuff that clubs and players don’t even know yet,” the winger’s representative told Blick.

“Xherdan has no reason to change clubs. He’s among Bayern’s 14 main players and is on the verge of breaking into the starting XI.”

Shaqiri joined Bayern from Basel in the summer of 2012 and has since made 38 appearances for the European champions, scoring eight goals in the process.

The attacker has a contract with FCB until June 2016.

The right-back feels the 68-year-old would fit in well at the Santiago Bernabeu side, before insisting that his own future is far from certain

Bayer Leverkusen defender Daniel Carvajal feels that current Bayern Munich boss Jupp Heynckes would be a good option for the vacant position of Real Madrid coach.

The Primera Division side are in the market for a new trainer following the departure of Jose Mourinho at the end of the 2012-13 campaign and had initially targeted Carlo Ancelotti as the main candidate.

However, Paris Saint-Germain are keen to hold on to the Italian, fuelling speculation that Madrid could turn their attention to Heynckes.

“I encountered Heynckes in the Bundesliga. I think that he would fit in very well at Madrid with the way Bayern have been playing this season,” Carvajal told AS.

“They are a very intense team who always want to have the ball.”

The 21-year-old then responded to Florentino Perez’s comments that he will return to Real Madrid this summer and stressed that he remains a Leverkusen player for now.

“There’s no news. I’m still a Leverkusen player, but I hope that my situation will be resolved soon, so I’ll know where I’ll play next season.

“I have not spoken to anyone from Madrid yet, but I appreciate what the president said. We will have to wait and see what happens.”

Carvajal left Madrid for Leverkusen in the summer of 2012, but the Bernabeu side have an option to re-purchase the defender for a fee believed to be in the region of €6.5 million.

The Germany international is confident die Roten can round off an incredible season with success in the German Cup final

Thomas Muller has revealed Bayern Munich’s determination to beat Stuttgart in the DFB-Pokal and clinch an historic treble triumph.

The Bavarians will take to the field in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium on Saturday knowing they can secure the incredible feat, which would be a first for a German side, in coach Jupp Heynckes final game in charge of the club.

“The cup has gained in importance, because the prize on offer is more than just the cup, we can make history. It won’t be 85%, it’ll be 100 percent and nothing less,” he told FCB.TV.

“We were a little heavy legged yesterday, you sensed things were still a little out of shape. But it was better today.”

Muller knows how difficult the upcoming challenge will be, both in terms of how busy his own side have been in recent weeks and how FCB will be expected to secure the victory.

“Naturally, they’ll get stuck in. Stuttgart can salvage their entire season by winning the cup, so they’ll give it everything they’ve got, we have not won the match yet. In this game as in every other, we’ll have to work for our success,” Muller added.

The midfielder has been a pivotal player for Bayern this season, playing both on the right and in a central position, scoring 22 goals in 46 appearances.