Bayern Munich announced Friday that the club has parted ways with manager Julian Nagelsmann effective immediately after suffering from the Champions League quarterfinals and dropping second in the Bundesliga table. It was Nagelsmann’s second season at the helm after leading the club to its 31st Bundesliga title in his first campaign. He will be replaced by former Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel.
“FC Bayern München has released head coach Julian Nagelsmann,” the German club said in a statement. “This decision was taken by CEO Oliver Kahn and board member for sport Hasan Salihamidžić in consultation with club president Herbert Hainer. Nagelsmann will be succeeded by Thomas Tuchel.” Follow us to get football odds, news and updates today!
The 35-year-old came to Bayern Munich in the summer of 2021 after a spell at RB Leipzig. He won the German title by eight points in his first season as well as the German Supercup in 2021 and 2022. Bayern started the new campaign trailing Union Berlin before they snatched the top spot. They kept the top spot with a very little advantage for weeks.
However, a 2-1 defeat by Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday left them with just five wins from their past 10 league games, dropping them back to second and one point behind leaders Dortmund. The club also announced that assistant coaches Dino Toppmoller, Benjamin Gluck and Xaver Zembrod will join Nagelsmann in the release.
“When we signed Julian Nagelsmann for FC Bayern in the summer of 2021, we were convinced we would work with him on a long-term basis,” Bayern CEO Oliver Kahn said. “Julian shares our aspiration to play successful and attractive football. But now we have come to the conclusion that the quality in our squad – despite the Bundesliga title last year – has come to the fore less and less often.”
Nagelsmann will be replaced by German coach Thomas Tuchel, who was sacked by Premier League club Chelsea in September last year. Tuchel won the Champions League with Chelsea in May 2021 – one of three titles won in 20 months at Stamford Bridge. He was also voted World Coach of the Year following that campaign. He finished third in the league table during his first season with the Blues.
Tuchel will be with Bayern through the 2024-25 season and that he will supervise team training starting this week. His first game in charge and Bayern’s next game is against league leaders Dortmund on Saturday, 1 April.
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