Announcement on Friday
“We are planning a long future with him,” Bayern Munich president Herbert Hainer said about Bayern Munich head coach Julian Nagelsmann at the start of March. But now, just a few weeks later, Nagelsmann appears to be history at Bayern Munich. An initial report by Fabrizio Romano that Bayern are discussing sacking Nagelsmann and replacing him with Thomas Tuchel has since been confirmed by Bild and Kicker. Sources with direct knowledge of the situation have also confirmed the news to Transfermarkt.
Nagelsmann, who is currently on a ski holiday in Austria, was surprised by the decision. The same is true for many players, who expected to return to the Säbener Straße on Monday with the 35-year-old still in charge. Instead, the session on Monday is expected to be led by former Dortmund, PSG, and Chelsea boss Tuchel. The 49-year-old, in fact, has already been living in Munich for several weeks, suggesting that this is a plan that Bayern have considered for some time.
Tuchel has been without a club since he was surprisingly sacked by new Chelsea owner Todd Boehly in September. Tuchel won the Champions League with Chelsea in 2021. It is also the second time that Tuchel is on the verge of becoming the Bayern bench boss. In 2018, just before taking the PSG job, Tuchel was a candidate to take over the Rekordmeister.
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The 2-1 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen on matchday 25 is now going to be Nagelsmann’s last game as Bayern’s bench boss. Following that game, sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic has been very critical of the team’s performances of late. This is not what FC Bayern is all about,” Salihamidzic said. “There was so little drive, mentality, duels. This team is so good when the mentality is there right from the start, but just as bad when they don’t show mentality and think they can do everything just with their quality.”
Born in Landsberg, just outside of Munich, Nagelsmann was signed by Bayern Munich from RB Leipzig for €25 million—a record fee for a head coach. In 84 games in charge, Nagelsmann managed a points-per-game average of 2.31 and won the German championship last year. The club also won all eight Champions League games this season and will face Man City in the quarterfinals.
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