The Saudi outlet had claimed that Eberl was in talks to take charge of Al-Ittihad's sporting project, with discussions stalling only due to differing visions of the club's future direction.
Eberl was having none of it.
"I considered answering with a joke, but I'm not sure everyone would understand. I was once in Saudi Arabia with the German Under-18 national team — that was my experience of Saudi Arabia. Everything else is nonsense. A lot gets written of that sort. But no."
Transfer journalist Florian Plettenberg of Sky Germany subsequently confirmed that Eberl had no talks or negotiations with Al-Ittihad, and that his goal is to extend his Bayern Munich contract beyond 2027.
The context behind the rumour is not entirely without foundation. Eberl's position at Bayern has been under internal scrutiny in recent months. Supervisory board members have reportedly questioned his conduct in contract negotiations, with criticism from within the club suggesting he has been too accommodating with agents and players. His extensions for Joshua Kimmich, Alphonso Davies and Dayot Upamecano in particular have drawn comment, with the club's management understood to believe that wages were driven higher than necessary.
Bayern's supervisory board, which includes club president Herbert Hainer and honorary president Uli Hoeneß, is expected to review the entire executive team at a late-May meeting. Contract extensions for CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen and sporting director Christoph Freund are considered close to being formalised, while Eberl's situation is described as more contingent on a strong summer transfer window.
If Eberl does oversee a productive market — beginning with a settled outcome on the Goretzka replacement — an extension to his current deal is expected to follow.