In the early morning of March 25, Beijing time, Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich officially announced that they had fired coach Nagelsmann and signed a contract with German coach Thomas Tuchel until June 2025.
In 2021, at the age of 34, Nagelsmann joined Bayern from Leipzig to replace Frick, who was at odds with Salihamidzic as head coach, and Bayern even paid him a "transfer fee" of 15 million euros, which is very rare among coaches.
In his first season in charge of Bayern, Nagelsmann led Bayern to a Bundesliga title, the team's tenth consecutive Bundesliga title. In the Champions League, Bayern reached the quarter-final, but was eliminated by Villarreal, which is difficult to accept. This season, Bayern have performed significantly less after the World Cup than before the World Cup. Although they eliminated Greater Paris in the Champions League, in the Bundesliga, Bayern have relinquished their top spot and are currently only in second place.
One day ago, a number of German media suddenly broke the news that Bayern was about to change coaches without warning. On the international break, Nagelsmann went skiing in Austria and also learned in the media that he was about to leave class. Nagelsmann's contract with Bayern was due to expire only in June 2026.
Tuchel, who succeeded Nagelsmann, previously managed Mainz and Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga. After coaching abroad, he led Paris Saint-Germain to the Champions League final and won the Champions League when he coached Chelsea. Tuchel was sacked by Chelsea in September last year and has been idle at home.
Tuchel has reportedly signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Bayern Munich until June 2025, and he will lead his first training session next Monday. According to the schedule, Tuchel's first game in charge of Bayern was against his old club Borussia Dortmund.