How new financial reality impacts Chelsea and Tottenham as Thomas Tuchel option emerges
Thomas Tuchel and Bayern Munich have decided to part ways at the end of the season in a decision that could spark a managerial merry-go-round in the Premier League this summer.
Despite another Bundesliga title success last season and adding Harry Kane to a star-studded squad last summer, Tuchel and Bayern have struggled this term. Bayern currently lie eight points behind Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga title race, and trail Lazio 1-0 after the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.
With Bayern confirming Tuchel will exit at the end of the 2023/24 campaign, that leaves the German giants free to seek a deal for Alonso to jump ship from Leverkusen — though it remains to be seen whether the Spaniard will opt to succeed Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool once he steps down in the summer as well. However, Liverpool are not the only Premier League side who could be looking for a new manager for 2024/25.
Manchester United are in a strong run of form, but it remains to be seen whether Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS have full faith in Erik ten Hag. At Stamford Bridge, Mauricio Pochettino is under pressure to tame a large Chelsea squad and find consistency. Ange Postecoglou has impressed at Tottenham and is unlikely to be let go any time soon, but the Australian has also been linked with replacing Klopp at Anfield.
While managers are still being hired and fired with abandon, a new era of financial regulation in the Premier League means clubs must take greater consideration of the compensation packages they must pay when letting coaches go — as well as how much it will pay to take one away from another team. Dave Powell, Chief Business of Football Writer for Reach PLC, examines what the new financial realities for Premier
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