Bayern Munich eying up a move for former Real Madrid and Arsenal coaches Zinedine Zidane and Arsene Wenger to replace under-fire Niko Kovac at Allianz Stadium.

The 46-year-old coach arrived at the club in 2018 and succeeded Jupp Heynckes, who had stepped in as interim manager in the previous season after Carlo Ancelotti had been sacked.

According to the German newspaper Bild reports that the Bavarian are ready to swing the axe down on Kovac after growing impatient with the club's sluggish start to the season, which has seen the Bundesliga Champions hae slip to sixth in the log table four points behind league leaders Borussia Dortmund.

Bayern Munich and have shortlisted some world-class names to become their next manager of Zidane, Wenger and former Paris Saint-Germain boss Laurent Blanc 

Bavarian were thrashed 3-0 at home to Borussia Monchengladbach last weekend, which has only added pressure on the under-fire Kovac.