Thomas Tuchel to part ways with Bayern Munich; Xabi Alonso, Jurgen Klopp in fray to succeed him
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On Wednesday (Feb 21), the German club Bayern Munich revealed that they have decided to end their collaboration with coachThomasTuchelat the end of the ongoingseason despite hiscontracttill2025. Under Tuchel, Bayern have not had the best of runs and havelost their last three games in all competitions.
In addition, the clubhasdropped eight points to be placed behind leaders Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga. To add to their woes, the Harry Kane-starrer club werebeaten 1-0 by Lazio in last week's Champions League Round of 16 first leg.
It is to be noted that Tuchel, the former Chelsea manager, took overin March last year from Julian Nagelsmann. However, the clubhas been a pale shadow of themselves in the ongoing season and, thus,many questions have been raised over Tuchel's position. Despite Kane's goal-scoring spree, Bayern have not functioned well as a unit.
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Bayern revealed that Tuchel’s summer departure was finalisedafter the manager held talks with the CEO, Jan-Christian Dreesen.
Tuchel said, "We have agreed that we will end our working relationship at the end of this season.Until then, I will of course continue to do everything I can with my coaching staff to achieve maximum success."
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Meanwhile, Dressen stated, "In a good, open discussion, we came to the decision to end our working relationship by mutual agreement in the summer. Our goal is to pursue a new footballing direction with a new head coach for the 2024-25 season. Until then, every individual at the club is expressly called upon to achieve the maximum possible in the Champions League and Bundesliga.
'I also explicitly hold the team accountable in this regard. In the Champions League in particular, after losing 1-0 in the first leg at Lazio, we are convinced we will reach the quarter-finals at a packed Allianz Arena with our fans behind us," he added. Thesecond leg will take placeon Tuesday (Mar 5).
As per a report in Goal.com, some high-profile names are already been associated with the post which will bevacant by Tuchel. The likes of Xabi Alonso and Liverpool's outgoing manager Jurgen Klopp are in fray to succeed Tuchel.