Bayern Munich sack Julian Nagelsmann, hire Thomas Tuchel as new head coach

Bayern Munich sack Julian Nagelsmann, hire Thomas Tuchel as new head coach

German soccer membership Bayern Munich on Friday fired Julian Nagelsmann, and employed Thomas Tuchel as their new head coach.

“FC Bayern Munchen have released head coach Julian Nagelsmann. This decision was taken by CEO Oliver Kahn and board member for sport Hasan Salihamidzic in consultation with club president Herbert Hainer. Nagelsmann will be succeeded by Thomas Tuchel … [who] will receive a contract until 30 June 2025 and will supervise squad training for the first time on Monday,” the German Bundesliga membership stated in an announcement.

Bayern Munich additionally dismissed Nagelsmann’s assistant coaches Dino Toppmoller, Benjamin Gluck and Xaver Zembrod.

The defending German champions appointed the 35-year-old in 2021.

In his first season, Nagelsmann received the German Bundesliga title, and the German Supercup in 2021 and 2022.

This season, Bayern Munich certified for the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals to play in opposition to England’s Manchester City in April.

The Munich workforce, nevertheless, are ranked second within the German league to be in a decent battle in opposition to leaders Borussia Dortmund.

Bayern Munich’s new head coach Tuchel is accustomed to the German league because the 49-year-old earlier coached Borussia Dortmund for 2 years in 2015-2017 to win a German Cup.

Tuchel was a Chelsea supervisor and secured the 2021 UEFA Champions League title, and a UEFA Super Cup in the identical yr. He additionally guided the English membership to the FIFA Club World Cup triumph, and was voted the World’s Best Club Coach of the Year in 2021.

In 2022, Chelsea sacked him following a Champions League defeat in teams.

Before Chelsea, Tuchel labored for Paris Saint-Germain to win back-to-back French league titles in 2019 and 2020, in addition to a French Cup.

In August 2020, Tuchel’s PSG reached the Champions League ultimate in Lisbon, however the French powerhouse misplaced to Bayern Munich.

Source: www.anews.com.tr