FC Bayern should proceed to search for a brand new coach. The separation from Thomas Tuchel stays.
Definite goodbye: Thomas Tuchel and Bayern haven’t discovered an settlement.
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(dpa) Thomas Tuchel won’t make a spectacular turnaround on the German document champions and can depart the membership early on the finish of the season, as agreed nearly three months in the past. “This is the final press convention at Säbener Strasse. We haven’t reached an settlement for additional cooperation. That is why the settlement from February stays,” mentioned Tuchel on Friday within the press convention earlier than his final recreation as Bayern coach this Saturday within the Bundesliga towards TSG Hoffenheim.
«Last week there was solely the theoretical chance of creating a 180-degree flip. The initiative got here from the membership,” mentioned Tuchel. It was troublesome for him to go away the staff.
After the Bayern bosses had not discovered a successor in current months, the agreed termination of the contract with the 50-year-old Tuchel was reconsidered after sturdy performances within the Champions League.
Several high candidates have canceled thus far
When in search of a coach, Bayern needed to take away a number of high candidates akin to Xabi Alonso (Bayer Leverkusen), Julian Nagelsmann (nationwide coach) and Ralf Rangnick (Austria nationwide coach) from the checklist of candidates. Contacts with different trainers akin to the previous Wolfsburg and Frankfurter Oliver Glasner have been additionally unsuccessful.
The Munich staff determined to half methods with Tuchel on the finish of the season in February. The former Champions League winner with FC Chelsea solely received the championship with the Munich staff in additional than a 12 months within the 2022/23 season, during which he got here to Munich in March 2023 as Nagelsmann’s successor. This season the staff was dethroned within the championship by Bayer 04 Leverkusen after eleven titles in a row.