Sun Sports (UK) newspaper made an ironic headline after Bayer Leverkusen officially surpassed Bayern Munich to win the Bundesliga championship 5 rounds early with a 5-0 victory in round 29 against Weder Bremen at home on Thursday. last night and this morning April 15.Bayern Munich played extremely poorly this season as they just witnessed Bayer Leverkusen winning the Bundesliga championship 5 rounds early, ending 12 years of domination of German football by the “Gray Tigers of Bavaria”. At the beginning of the season, Bayern Munich lost the German Suρer Cup to RB Leipzig. Bayern Munich was also soon eliminated from the German national cup – DFB-Pokal after a shоcking loss to third division team Saarbrucken last November.
Bayern Munich only has the Champions League left to compete for the championship this season, a tournament in which the “gray tigers” are reaching the quarterfinals and drew 2-2 with Arsenal away at Emirates Stadium in the first leg.
Bayern Munich only has the Champions League as a “support” to avoid being left empty-handed this season, while coach Thomas Tuchel will leave at the end of the season. PHOTO: GETTY
In February, coach Thomas Tuchel reached an agreement to part ways with Bayern Munich at the end of this season. Now, information from international media says that Bayern Munich is said to be ready to rehire coach Julian Nagelsmann.
Previously, Bayern Munich considered Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso as the priority choice. But this Spanish strategist pledged to stay with the team that just won the Bundesliga championship for at least one more season.
Journalist Christian Falk reported that Bayern Munich has turned its attention to their former coach Julian Nagelsmann. Coach known as “little Mourinho” Julian Nagelsmann was fired by Bayern Munich at the end of last season because the team faced the rιsk of losing the Bundesliga championship. At that time, Bayern Munich still had a chance to end the season with a historic treble .
International media also said that there are three other names on the list of potential replacements for Bayern Munich’s Thomas Tuchel. They are Roberto De Zerbi of Brighton and Hove Albion, former Manchester United coach Ralf Rangnick and Benfica coach Roger Schmidt.
Bayern Munich appreciates coach De Zerbi for the playing style he built at Brighton, but his inability to speak German and his large assistant team are clearly not ideal. The Italian strategist is said to have been approached and he is also interested in the position of Bayern Munich head coach.
Bayern Munich had to facelessly invite Julian Nagelsmann to return to lead the club. PHOTO: GETTY
Bayern Munich will consider the above three coaches if Nagelsmann chooses to stay as coach of the German team after Euro 2024. Coach who will leave Liverpool at the end of this season, Jurgen Klopp, is not considered a potential choice to replace Tuchel. at Bayern Munich.
However, Klopp is likely to be the head coach of the German national team to replace Julian Nagelsmann if Nagelsmann returns to Bayern Munich. Currently, Jurgen Klopp has expressed his desire to completely rest for 1 year before returning to football. German media reported that the German Football Federation (DFB) is ready to meet Klopp’s wishes and will wait for him until 2025.