Thomas Tuchel to leave Bayern Munich after 2023-24 Bundesliga season

Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel will leave the club at the end of the season after three consecutive losses raised the chances of the club’s first trophyless season in 12 years.

The club said the decision was made at a meeting between Tuchel and chief executive Jan-Christian Dreesen. Tuchel’s contract was due till the end of the 2024-25 season. The club has yet to confirm Tuchel’s successor.

Bayern CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen confirmed that Tuchel will be stepping down in an official statement on Wednesday, which reads: “In an open, good conversation we came to the decision to mutually end our collaboration in the summer. Our goal is to carry out a sporting realignment with a new coach for the 2024/25 season. Until then, every individual in the club is expressly challenged to achieve the maximum possible in the Champions League and the Bundesliga. I also explicitly hold the team responsible. Especially in the Champions League, we are convinced that after the 0-1 defeat in the first leg at Lazio Rome, we will advance to the quarter-finals in the second leg in our fully occupied Allianz Arena with our fans behind us.”

Tuchel added on saying, “We have agreed that we will end our collaboration after this season. Until then, I and my coaching team will of course continue to do everything we can to ensure maximum success.

Tuchel joined Bayern in March as the replacement for Julian Nagelsmann amid frustration from the Bayern hierarchy over the team’s lack of consistency, a problem that persists.

Last season, Tuchel’s team won the Bundesliga title for an 11th consecutive season, but needed a slip from title rival Borussia Dortmund on the final day of the season to edge ahead on goal difference.

Losses to Bayer Leverkusen, Lazio