Bayern confirm Thomas Tuchel as new manager after Nagelsmann sacking
theguardian.comFormer Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has been confirmed as the new Bayern Munich head coach after the club sacked Julian Nagelsmann.
Tuchel, 49, has agreed a contract until June 2025 and will take training for the first time on Monday. News of Nagelsmann’s departure spread on Thursday evening and on Friday he returned from holiday to be told in person that he had lost his job despite leading Bayern to their 10th straight German league crown last season.
Bayern’s chief executive, Oliver Kahn, dispensed with Nagelsmann, 35, after the club slipped to second place in the Bundesliga table, behind Borussia Dortmund, going into the international break following Sunday’s 2-1 defeat away at Bayer Leverkusen.
Kahn told the club’s website: “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 – and that was the goal of all of us right up to the end.
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