BACK IN TUCH Bayern Munich ‘appoint Thomas Tuchel as new manager’ in stunning move after sacking Julian Nagelsmann

BAYERN MUNICH have reportedly sacked Julian Nagelsmann - with Thomas Tuchel stepping into replace him.

Posted Friday, March 24, 2023 by Thesun.co.uk

It follows an incredible turn of events for the German giants on Thursday night.

BACK IN TUCH Bayern Munich ‘appoint Thomas Tuchel as new manager’ in stunning move after sacking Julian Nagelsmann
Ex-Chelsea chief Thomas Tuchel is said to have come straight in as Bayern manager Credit: Getty

BACK IN TUCH Bayern Munich ‘appoint Thomas Tuchel as new manager’ in stunning move after sacking Julian Nagelsmann
Bayern are axing boss Julian Nagelsmann despite doing well in Europe Credit: AP

Ex-PSG chief Tuchel will take over seven months after Chelsea surprisingly axed him, according to German publication Bild.

He's tipped to take charge of training on Monday and face his former club Borussia Dortmund in his opening match on Saturday, April 1.

Champions Bayern are a point adrift of Dortmund in the Bundesliga.

But they sailed into the Champions League quarter-finals with a 3-0 aggregate triumph over PSG.

Manchester City await them next month.

Ex-RB Leipzig chief Nagelsmann, 35, guided Bayern to the domestic crown last season after taking over in April 2021.

But earlier on Thursday he admitted he had heard rumours he would be axed but denied having been contacted by club chiefs.

And at the start of the week he hinted at internal problems - after admitting a dressing-room mole was leaking tactics.

He was furious after Bild published a team plan, including his own detailed notes.

Nagelsmann hit out: "It bothers me a lot.

"What is the person who transmits this looking for? What are you waiting for?

"I don't see what his motivation could be, beyond facilitating the task for the adversary."

Tuchel had been linked with the Spurs job with Antonio Conte said to be facing the sack during the international break.

He returns to Germany six years after he left Dortmund to take over Paris St-Germain.

The 49-year-old spent two years in Paris before leaving under a cloud. He spent a year at Chelsea, winning the Champions League, before being sacked by Todd Boehly soon after the American took over the Blues.