For the time being, Thomas Tuchel will remain coach of FC Bayern. But for how much longer? According to a report from Italy, the record champions have contacted a potential successor.
Despite three defeats in a row: Thomas Tuchel will take a seat in the FC Bayern coaching bench in the top Bundesliga game against RB Leipzig next Saturday evening (6.30 p.m. in the t-online live ticker). CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen assured his currently hapless coach this after the 2-3 defeat in Bochum.
Because: Despite Dreesen’s confession, the discussion about the coach remains alive. It would be even more violent if there was another negative experience against Leipzig. Those responsible should therefore already speak to potential successors in the event of a possible separation from Tuchel – be it in the current season or in the summer.
Zidane should be the first choice to replace Tuchel
This is what a report by the Italian “Corriere dello Sport” suggests. The sports daily reports that the Munich team made contact with Zinedine Zidane in the run-up to the first leg of the round of 16 in the Champions League last Wednesday at Lazio Rome (0-1).
Accordingly, the former successful coach of Real Madrid (3x Champions League winner, 2x champion, 2x World Cup winner) is the first choice to succeed Tuchel in the summer. It is unclear whether the Frenchman would step in immediately if Tuchel had to leave before the end of the season.
Zidane, however, who has been without a coaching job since leaving Real Madrid in the summer of 2021, recently emphasized on “beIN Sports”: “It’s always my goal to become a coach again. I’m currently taking more time for other things. But The goal is to come back.”