Bayern Munich deny links to former Manchester United manager
Thomas Tuchel announced he will be leaving the club at the end of the season after losing 3-2 to Bochum in the Bundesliga last month.
While Tuchel was able to guide Bayern into the Champions League quarter-finals by turning their tie against Lazio around, form domestically has still not picked up.
A draw with Freiburg allowed Bayer Leverkusen to go 10 points clear, and a surprise home defeat in Der Klassiker on Saturday meant the gap was extended by another three, following Die Werkself's dramatic late turnaround against Hoffenheim.
With Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso now off the market this summer, Bayern will have to look elsewhere for a new manager over the summer.
Bayern linked with shock move for RangnickEarlier in the week, German outlet Kicker stated that Bayern were looking at bringing former Manchester United boss Rangnick in as their new manager.
The report claimed that Rangnick was the first alternative should a move for Alonso not transpire, which now will not, after he announced he is staying at Leverkusen next season.
Rangnick is still held in high regard in Germany thanks to the work he achieved at RB Leipzig, and after a disastrous caretaker spell at Manchester United, the German manager is now impressing again as the manager of Austria.
Sporting director Christoph Freund knows Rangnick well too, having worked with him a decade ago at Red Bull Salzburg, but another member of the board has denied any contact has been made.
Speaking to ZDF, Eberl refused to reveal anything about the ongoing manager hunt, and said certain headlines are «strange» regarding
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