Thomas Tuchel to leave Bayern Munich in summer: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Xabi Alonso, Zinedine Zidane potential successors | Football News

Liverpool goal Xabi Alonso is Bayern Munich’s No 1 alternative to succeed Thomas Tuchel after the Bundesliga champions confirmed they’ll half methods with the supervisor this summer season – whereas they’re additionally taking a look at Zinedine Zidane and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

The stress elevated on Tuchel after Sunday’s 3-2 loss at Bochum left his facet eight factors behind Alonso’s Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen and condemned Bayern to a 3rd defeat in a row after they had been crushed 1-0 at Lazio in the primary leg of their Champions League last-16 tie final week.

Facing a primary trophyless season in 12 years, Bayern’s main plan was to attain the top of the marketing campaign with Tuchel and assess the state of affairs, however they introduced on Wednesday that the previous Chelsea boss will leave the membership.

“We have agreed that we will end our working relationship at the end of this season,” stated Tuchel.

“Until then, I will of course continue to do everything I can with my coaching staff to achieve maximum success.”

Bayern chief govt Jan-Christian Dreesen added: “In an open, good dialog we got here to the choice to mutually finish our collaboration in the summer season. Our objective is to perform a sporting realignment with a brand new coach for the 2024/25 season.

“Until then, each particular person on the membership is expressly referred to as upon to obtain the utmost attainable in the Champions League and Bundesliga.

“I also explicitly hold the team accountable in this regard. In the Champions League in particular, after losing 1-0 in the first leg at Lazio, we are convinced we will reach the quarter-finals at a packed Allianz Arena with our fans behind us.”

Work is happening in the background concerning Tuchel’s successor and Alonso is taken into account the popular answer internally.

The former Liverpool midfielder is the bookmakers’ favorite to succeed Jurgen Klopp at Anfield this summer season after impressing at Leverkusen.

Klopp has recently hailed the Spaniard because the “standout” supervisor from the brand new era of bosses.

Another of probably the most distinguished candidates Bayern have been excited about, in the previous few hours and days, is ex-Real Madrid head coach Zidane.

There is nothing concrete at this stage, however what Bayern respect concerning the Frenchman is his aura and expertise whereas he’s additionally instantly out there.

The 51-year-old, who has been with out a job since leaving Real in May 2021, received the Champions League 3 times in his managerial time on the Spanish membership, whereas he additionally led them to the LaLiga title twice.

Bayern have additionally been taking a look at ex-Manchester United boss Solskjaer as a potential interim answer. Bayern sporting director Christoph Freund is aware of Solskjaer very effectively and has been following the Norwegian’s path for years. However, there haven’t but been any concrete discussions about that eventuality.

Solskjaer has been with out a job since being sacked by Manchester United in November 2021. He spent almost three years in cost at Old Trafford as he guided United to second in the 2020/21 season and misplaced the 2021 Europa League closing on penalties to Villarreal.

The 50-year-old is at present employed as a UEFA technical observer, attending Champions League video games and offering experiences all through this season.

Discussing the potential candidates, Sky Germany’s Felix Fischer stated: “It could be very troublesome to get Alonso now, after all. There’s no probability as a result of he desires to win three titles with Bayer Leverkusen. It’s not an choice for now. But for the longer term, they actually have Alonso on their thoughts as an ex-player and as a very good coach.

“Zidane is on the listing, he was an enormous participant and was actually profitable as a coach already for Real Madrid. But so far as we all know, there hasn’t been any contact but.

“The same counts for Solskjaer. He is a true legend of Manchester United and he became a nightmare for Bayern during the Champions League final in 1999.”

With Bayern, Liverpool and, reportedly, Real Madrid circling, is it inevitable Alonso will leave Bayer Leverkusen?

Fischer added: “It is not. One of the bosses stated that he’s sure Alonso will keep on the membership. Those phrases can change, nevertheless it’s all in the arms of Alonso. He will resolve which step is finest for him and which he’ll take subsequent.

“If he desires to stick with Leverkusen and achieve success with that membership, he’ll do this. If there’s actually an opportunity to be a part of Liverpool after Jurgen Klopp leaves, or Real Madrid if Carlo Ancelotti leaves or at Bayern if Tuchel leaves, he’ll do what feels proper to him.”

Klopp to Bayern this summer season ‘fully unrealistic’

Tuchel’s exit has raised the opportunity of Klopp changing him at Bayern after he leaves Anfield on the finish of the season, however the Liverpool boss’ agent Marc Kosicke instructed Sky Germany his consumer is not going to return to administration for at the least 12 months as beforehand deliberate.

“Jurgen Klopp will not be managing a club or a national team for a year after this season. This is how it stays,” Kosicke stated.

European soccer knowledgeable Kevin Hatchard added: “I believe Jurgen Klopp is a person of precept and in the event you take a look at his profession, he means what he says. I believe he genuinely does want that sabbatical and I believe he’ll step away for a good bit of time.

“Bayern would love Klopp and he is been on their radar for a very long time, which makes good sense. But I believe it is fully unrealistic for this summer season.

“There’s no way he leaves Liverpool and then jumps straight into another job, because that invalidates everything he’s said.”

‘Kane’s objectives helped Tuchel paper over the cracks’

Hatchard on what has gone fallacious for Tuchel at Bayern Munich:

“I believe it is a mixture of issues. If you return to final season when he was appointed, I stated on the time I felt it was too hasty to do away with Julian Nagelsmann. If he was given time, there was the potential to construct one thing fairly thrilling there.

“Thomas Tuchel got here in and Bayern had some actually inconsistent performances and, let’s be trustworthy, they should not have received the league final season. It was all there for Borussia Dortmund – if they’d received their closing recreation at dwelling to Mainz, then Bayern would not have received the league, in order that they weren’t massively spectacular on the again finish of final season underneath Tuchel.

“Tactically, there has additionally been a sense that even towards reasonable groups, Bayern might be bought at and you would counter-attack towards them. They had been additionally asking their centre-backs to do an excessive amount of.

“Some of the raw numbers are good. They’ve scored a lot of goals and they’ve got over 50 points in the Bundesliga, but I feel like that and the goals of Harry Kane have papered over some pretty big cracks.”

Bayern might rival Liverpool for Alonso

Sky Sports News senior reporter Melissa Reddy:

It is testomony not solely to his suitability for the position, however his standing as the following prime supervisor that Xabi Alonso is spoken about individually in the dialogue for the Liverpool job to succeed Jurgen Klopp. There is Xabi, after which The Others.

It is a consequence of his small but chic physique of labor to date; the development at Real Sociedad B, main them again to the Segunda Division for the primary time since 1961-62 after which rapidly remodeling Bayer Leverkusen right into a tactically supreme unbeaten machine.

Only Pep Guardiola’s Bayern Munich have ever set a greater tempo atop the Bundesliga. Leverkusen haven’t been crushed in 32 matches throughout all competitions, are in the German Cup semi-finals, and the final 16 of the Europa League. They are on a particular run and are primed to make historical past this season.

Leverkusen play with panache and intelligence; lionising possession but additionally shifting to management the sport with out the ball as they showcased in a 3-0 masterclass towards Bayern.

There have been makes an attempt to counsel Alonso’s strategy jars with the extra direct and transitional qualities of Liverpool’s squad. While Bayer do make use of a extra affected person build-up that’s comparable to Manchester City, his Real Sociedad B had been a lot much less geared to quick passing. Alonso has illustrated his adaptability already between these golf equipment, but additionally towards completely different opponents.

He already seems like a Liverpool supervisor, and that is with out factoring in his understanding of, and bond with the membership developed throughout 5 seasons of setting the tempo in their midfield.

Alonso suits the dynamic of an thrilling, younger group heaving with potential that can want some nips, tucks and to create a brand new story.

There are complexities; he’s nonetheless early into his Bayer venture and ideally would have mapped an extended interval of development with them. Alonso’s focus, rightly, is on crowing a implausible season with prime honours.

The membership don’t desire to lose him, however know he can have his choose of choices – Real Madrid and Bayern Munich will quickly be knocking too – and might resolve his timing.

Liverpool wouldn’t need to do something to disrupt Alonso’s present work. He is definitely worth the endurance although, and doing no matter is important to get.

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