Bayern Munich had been set to sack supervisor Julian Nagelsmann, in accordance with German media reviews, with the perennial Bundesliga winners struggling to say themselves within the title race.
Former Chelsea and Borussia Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel was the favorite to exchange Nagelsmann at Bayern, in accordance with German every day Bild.
The shock sacking would include the crew second within the desk, a degree behind archrivals Dortmund and solely 4 factors forward of shock challengers Union Berlin.
Bayern’s quest for an eleventh Bundesliga title in a row suffered a blow on Sunday as they fell to a 2-1 loss away at Bayer Leverkusen — their second defeat in 5 home fixtures.
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After the sport Bayern’s sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic expressed his displeasure on the aspect’s efficiency.
“We let ourselves be overrun by a crew who performed in midweek. That’s not what it means to be Bayern Munich,” he stated.
Despite their uninspiring league kind, Bayern stay within the hunt within the league, in addition to the home and European cup competitions.
They brushed apart French giants Paris Saint-Germain within the Champions League spherical of 16, profitable 3-0 throughout each legs.
The German champions are set to return up in opposition to the English title holders Manchester City within the quarter-finals in April.
Nagelsmann’s potential substitute Tuchel received the competitors with Chelsea in 2021, however has been with no membership since leaving the English aspect in September.
Tuchel had already been in contact with Bayern in current days, in accordance with German sports activities journal Kicker.
Nagelsmann would depart Munich after lower than two years in cost. The Bavarian aspect’s subsequent fixture is a conflict in opposition to Dortmund in Munich on April 1.