Euro giants make brutal call on embattled boss … and next move could spell disaster for Liverpool
Bayern Munich said Wednesday they would part ways with manager Thomas Tuchel at the end of the season, as the reigning German champions struggled to stay in the Bundesliga title race.
“We came to the mutual decision to end our collaboration in the summer,” Bayern CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen said in a statement, following talks with Tuchel.
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The coach, whose contract was set to run through to 2025, would exit the club on June 30 this year.
“Until then, my coaching team and I will of course continue to do everything we can to ensure maximum success,” Tuchel said in the statement.
Bayern would look for a “new sporting direction” under a new coach next season, CEO Dreesen said.
Tuchel’s pre-emptive dismissal comes after a series of three straight defeats, including a painful 3-0 loss to league rivals Bayer Leverkusen.
With 12 games left in the season, Bayern sit eight points behind Xabi Alonso’s side, who have yet to lose during the campaign.
Leverkusen are on a historic 32-game unbeaten streak in all competitions, equalling a record set by Hansi Flick’s Bayern across the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons.
Following the loss to Leverkusen, Bayern slipped to a 1-0 defeat against Italian side Lazio in the Champions League round of 16 and an humiliating 3-2 loss to minnows Bochum in the league.
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