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Thomas Tuchel has the blues. On 7 September, the German manager was thanked by Todd Boehly and the new Chelsea management. Disappointed by the summer market the new London managers, they who had given great responsibility to the TT in particular that of recruiting drivers to build a competitive team capable of competing with Manchester City and Liverpool. But the former PSG manager’s choices, such as not signing Cristiano Ronaldo, have cooled Boehly and his teams. To this must be added that the residents of Stamford Bridge have chained poor results in all competitions.
The German wants to get back on duty quickly
In the Premier League, they started with three wins, one draw and two losses. In the Champions League, Tuchel’s side lost on Matchday 1 to Dinamo Zagreb (1-0, 7 September). A defeat that definitively marked the fate of the 49-year-old German. The next day, the British formalized his departure. “Chelsea Football Club split from manager Thomas Tuchel today. On behalf of all Chelsea FC, the club would like to express their gratitude to Thomas and his team for all the hard work they did during their time at the club. Thomas will rightfully have a place in Chelsea history after winning the Champions League, the Super Cup and the Club World Cup. “
A hard blow for Tuchel, who hoped to have more time to work with his team and personally chosen recruits such as Kalidou Koulibaly, Wesley Fofana, Raheem Sterling or Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Now on the transfer market, the manager, who has worked for Stuttgart, Augsburg, Mainz, Dortmund, PSG and then Chelsea, has an interesting resume and solid high-level experience. Replaced by Graham Potter at Chelsea, he already has a clear idea of his future. Indeed, sporty image reveals this Wednesday that Tuchel, who is currently still in London, wants to get back on duty quickly. He doesn’t want to take a break or take a gap year.
Bayern Munich is very popular with Tuchel
He plans to find a club as soon as possible. Furthermore, the German media indicate that joining Bayern Munich, where his name was recently mentioned, would please him very much. He would also be ready to lower his salary and earn less money than in the Premier League to sit on the bench in Monaco or another. For their part, the Bavarians have not yet made contact with Tuchel, who still officially support Julian Nagelsmann. They dismiss subject Tuchel to avoid putting pressure on their coach. The former Chelsea manager observes all this from a distance.
But there is no doubt that his name should be mentioned quickly if Nagelsmann, who is not unanimous in the locker room, were to leave. Also, Thomas Tuchel almost joined Munich in 2018. But not all Bavarian leaders agreed to recruit him at that time. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Hasan Salihamidzic, who had also invited Tuchel to his home in Grünwald in February 2018, were both ready to give him the keys to Bayern Munich’s first team. But Uli Hoeness was not convinced. Finally, the residents of the Allianz Arena had chosen Niko Kovac. Tuchel, had hired him at PSG. Four years after this missed meeting, the Krumbach native and Bayern Munich could very well unite.
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