BAYERN MUNICH’S THOMAS TUCHEL HAS BEEN CONTACTED BY MANCHESTER UNITED

Bayern Munich is still in the midst of their search for a Thomas Tuchel replacement. With last week’s announcement that the DFB have agreed to a contract extension to keep Julian Nagelsmann as the Germany national team manager through the 2026 World Cup, there is no one less viable option for the Rekordmeister. The former Bayern, RB Leipzig and TSG Hoffenheim manager was heavily favored by both board member for sport Max Eberl and sporting director Christoph Freund.

There has even been some suggestions that Hansi Flick could possibly be a candidate after reconciling with former club president Uli Hoeneß. The sextuple winner with Bayern was heavily favored to be Xavi Hernandez’s replacement at FC Barcelona shortly after the Spaniard announced he would be leaving at the end of the season, but nothing concrete has progressed up to this point.

There are still options on the table that Bayern’s front office and board are thoroughly exploring. The 2021 Champions League winner might even already have plans of his own for life immediately after Bayern.

Per information from kicker’s Georg Holzner (via @iMiaSanMia), Manchester United has contacted Tuchel regarding a managerial appointment that would see him replace current manager Erik ten Hag. Jim Ratcliffe is the one who reportedly initiated the contact, and he is very open to the idea of bringing in Tuchel if Ten Hag either resigns or is fired. The former Ajax manager is under intense scrutiny at the moment, despite his side progressing to the FA Cup final by virtue of a penalty shoot-out win over Coventry City. United’s domestic and European form simply has not been good enough with a capable enough squad.

This does not really change anything for Bayern other than the fact that Tuchel might not agree to stay at the club in the event they offer that to him. The club has said they are going to stick with their decision to part ways with him at the end of the season, but if options become even more thin for them, it might be a stone they do not want to leave unturned.

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