Bayern Munich have sacked German coach Julian Nagelsmann, who will be replaced by compatriot Thomas Tuchel, the ten-time German football champion announced this Friday less than a week after he lost league top spot to Borussia Dortmund.
Bayern have sacked head coach Julian Nagelsmann. The decision was made by the CEO [diretor executivo], Oliver Kahn and Hasan Salihamidzic, Director of Football, in agreement with Chairman Herbert Heiner. Nagelsmann will be replaced by Thomas Tuchel,” the Bavarian club said on its official website.
Tuchel, 49, has been out of work since leaving Chelsea in September 2022 and will sign until June 30, 2025, in charge of the first training session on Monday, said Bayern Munich, who switched coaches two weeks ago. , for the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
Nagelsmann, 35, has been sidelined as Bayern are experiencing their worst league season in 11 years, with 15 wins, seven draws and three losses, just days after Dortmund overtook him to face him in the next round.
The challenge to Nagelsmann had already arisen in the previous season, when the Munich side limited itself to fulfilling the “commitment” to win the German title – the 10th in a row – by being knocked out in the quarter-finals of the Champions League by the Spaniards from Villarreal.
A 2-1 defeat suffered last Sunday at the Bayer Stadium in Leverkusen hastened the departure of the coach (who was on contract until 2026), in a game in which Portuguese international defender João Cancelo, who was borrowed specifically from Manchester City, , was the base. .
Parallel to an uneven campaign in the championship, Bayern had a 100% winning campaign in the Champions League, brilliantly winning a group that included Inter Milan – executioner Porto in the 1/8 finals and rivals Benfica in 1 / 8 finals. quarter’ – and FC Barcelona.
In the round of 16, the Germans beat Paris Saint-Germain with two wins (1-0 in Paris and 2-0 in Munich), solidifying their favoritism for the trophy they will have to justify against Manchester City. , April 11 in England and April 19 at their stadium, without Nagelsmann.
Ahead of the quarters clash in what is considered a genuine early final in Europe’s most important club competition, Bayern will host another firing test on 1 April when they host, now in a secondary place in the classification, Dortmund, in which they line up with the Portuguese international defender Rafael Guerreiro.
Nagelsmann arrived in Munich in the summer of 2021, after two seasons in which he put Leipzig on the Bundesliga podium, with the heavy responsibility of replacing Hansi Flick, who won everything the previous season (Champions League, Lisbon, Championship, German Cup and Super Cup, European Super Cup and Club World Cup) and was on his way to becoming manager of the German national team.