Bayern Confirm Tuchel Replaces Nagelsmann As Head Coach
Date
3/25/2023 12:06:36 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Thomas Tuchel will take the reins at Bayern Munich after the
Bundesliga record champions sacked Julian Nagelsmann with immediate
effect following an official statement via the club's official
website on Friday, trend reports citing xinhua .
Tuchel has penned a contract until June 2025 and will lead his
first training session on Monday, whereas Nagelsmann and his
assistants Dino Toppmoller, Xaver Zembrod and Benjamin Gluck were
relieved from all their duties out of the blue.
"When we signed Julian Nagelsmann for FC Bayern in the summer of
2021, we were convinced that we would work with him on a long-term
basis. Julian shares our aspiration to play successful and
attractive football. But now we have come to the realization that
despite the quality of our squad we weren't able to transfer that
onto the pitch. The strong fluctuations in performance put our
goals at risk this season, but also beyond this season. That's why
we've reacted now," Bayern CEO Oliver Kahn said.
Bayern lost the lead in the Bundesliga standings to rivals
Borussia Dortmund after losing 2-1 to Bayer Leverkusen in the 25th
round. Slipping to the second spot with nine rounds to spare and
the fluctuating performances spelled the doom for Nagelsmann.
"I feel sorry for sacking Julian. But after a thorough analysis
of the sporting development of our team, especially since January
and with the experience of the second half of the previous season,
we have now decided together to release Julian," said Bayern
sporting director Hasan Salimhamidzic.
Nagelsmann's successor Tuchel coached FC Chelsea most recently
and clinched the UEFA Champions League title with the Blues in May
2021. Before his spell with the Premier League outfit, Tuchel stood
at the side lines of Paris Saint-Germain where he lifted the Ligue
1 trophy in 2019 and 2020.
Besides that, the 49-year-old knows the Bundesliga business very
well as he already was in charge at Mainz and Borussia Dortmund.
Tuchel will face the BVB for the Bundesliga top clash at his Bayern
debut on April 1.
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