Reporter Han Bing reported that this summer's European coach market has been popular to backtrack. Alonso, who was chased by Bayern, Liverpool and Barcelona, was the first to announce that he would stay; Then Barcelona coach Xavi, who announced his departure after the season on January 27, changed his mind and stayed on three months later; Nagelsmann, who signed with the German Football Association in September last year and ended this year's European Championships, also chose to renew his contract with the German Football Association for two years at the end of April under Bayern's painstaking pursuit...... Now, it is Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel who will remain after announcing his departure.
Earlier this week, mainstream sports media outlets such as Sky Sports Germany, Bild and The Kicker revealed that Bayern Munich executives Abel and Fleder were looking for the possibility of Tuchel staying in the club. The background is based on Bayern's recent poor selection of managers, who were rejected by Alonso, Nagelsmann and Rangnick, who is currently coaching in Austria. While former Bayern Munich boss Flick, Aston Villa's Unai Emery and Brighton's De Zerbi are also available, not only are negotiations more difficult, but time is tight. Veterans such as Bayern Munich's honorary president Hoeness and Supervisory Board member Rummenigge have endorsed Tuchel's solution to stay in office. Hoeness's attitude is that if the management agrees, he will not object.
Tuchel was appointed on 25 March last year to replace the sacked Julian Nagelsmann at Bayern. At that time, he signed a contract with Bayern until the summer of 2025 with an annual salary of 12 million euros. On 21 February, Bayern Munich announced that Thomas Tuchel would leave at the end of the season, and if so, he would receive 10 million euros in compensation. Although Bayern missed the Bundesliga championship and was eliminated by Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals, the four major were empty for the first time in 12 years, but due to successive setbacks in the selection of coaches, in the end, it was Tuchel who stayed as the best choice, and Bayern's top management had to "break their promise" to retain.
Sky Sports Germany reporter Kelly Howe has revealed that the opinions of several big stars in Bayern's squad played a key role in the hierarchy's choice to keep Tuchel. Neuer, Muller and other local veterans and top foreign player Kane have all endorsed Tuchel and hope he can stay. Bild also photographed Tuchel's agent Megan appearing at Bayern's headquarters on Sebena Street on Wednesday in what is believed to be a possibility of staying with Ebel, Feder and CEO Dresson.
Of course, Tuchel's stay is not unconditional. He doesn't want himself to be just a transitional candidate for Alonso or Jurgen Klopp next summer, with the condition that he renew his contract for at least one year while revamping the team as he wishes. Fabrizio Romano revealed that the right to speak was an additional condition given by Tuchel to stay in the team in addition to the contract extension.
In fact, Tuchel, who was "pre-sacked" by Bayern, has no shortage of offers from big clubs, including Manchester United, Chelsea, Everton and other clubs. Unlike Barcelona and Xavi, Tuchel's official announcement of his departure at the end of the season was more of a choice from Bayern's top management, and Tuchel himself did not have too strong a desire to leave. Now, Bayern Munich have become the passive side without a manager, and Tuchel has the initiative.
Previously, the Bayern hierarchy was very unhappy with Tuchel's constant 'excessive' demands, believing that he was a "troublemaker", but now, with new sporting directors Ebel and Feder coordinating from the middle, there should be no direct confrontation between the two sides.
Bayern Munich are in talks with Thomas Tuchel's team over a contract extension this weekend, and if all goes well, it could be announced soon. However, German media BR24 (Bavarian Broadcasting Company) gave the opposite information, saying that Brighton's Italian coach De Zerbi is Ebel's first choice. Ebel is very appreciative of De Zerbi's attacking football philosophy, and the two sides have held concrete talks about the composition of Bayern's squad for the new season. However, De Zerbi does not speak German and does not speak English very well, and the German media generally believes that it will be difficult for him to integrate into Bayern in the short term.
British journalist Warnistein believes that De Zerbi is too demanding of players and has no resume in coaching giants. It is difficult for Bayern to succeed in Bayern, known as the "Hollywood of football". Moreover, Bayern would have paid a whopping €15 million in liquidated damages to sign De Zerbi, combined with the total salary of the Italian's coaching staff and the €10 million compensation to pay for the early dismissal of Tuchel.
Tuchel's stay is the most reasonable and cost-effective option for Bayern. Of course, as Mateus said, Bayern's reversal of Thomas Tuchel is yet another testament to the chaos in the management of the German giants. Alonso, Nagelsmann, Rangnick, as well as the rumored Zidane, Flick and other famous coaches have declined, and I am afraid that there are also concerns about Bayern's management.