‘A big surprise’ – Germany stunned by Bayern Munich sacking Julian Nagelsmann and hiring Thomas Tuchel reports

It’s safe to say that Germany has been left as stunned as the rest of the footballing world by Bayern Munich’s shock decision to sack manager Julian Nagelsmann during the international break. Whilst the news is still not official, it has been widely reported both in Germany and abroad that Nagelsmann will be fired, potentially as early as Friday, with Thomas Tuchel coming in. Fabrizio Romano was the first to report it.

Ad In order to try and find out more about the situation, we got in touch with Marc Hlusiak from Eurosport Germany. BundesligaTuchel to take over at Bayern after Nagelsmann is sacked — reports4 HOURS AGO We started by asking Hlusiak just how surprised he and others in Germany were by this news? “To be honest: It's a big surprise,” he replied. «Nobody expected that.

“The reporters who cover the club day-to-day are also puzzled about the reasons as to why.” That is, of course, the million-dollar question. Why are Bayern reportedly set to sack Nagelsmann? “That is the question,” says Hlusiak. “One answer could be that those responsible were afraid Thomas Tuchel might no longer be available at the end of the season.

“So if you already knew that you didn't want to continue with Nagelsmann in the long-term, then you go all-in during the international break. “In addition, the bosses don’t trust Nagelsmann to survive against Manchester City and Dortmund. “These are the three most important games of the season that are coming up directly after the international break.” One of the theories reported when the news broke on Thursday evening was that Bayern had gotten wind that Tuchel might have been approached by another club, either now or at the end of the season, and decided to act now to avoid missing out on him.