Thomas Tuchel to leave Bayern Munich, does that reopen Anthony Barry to Ireland prospects?
Bayern Munich have announced that head coach Thomas Tuchel will leave the club at the end of the season.
Tuchel's position has come under scrutiny following a woeful run of results that has left the Bundesliga champions facing the prospect of a first season without winning a trophy since 2011-12.
Bayern chief executive Jan-Christian Dreesen told the club website: "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.
Former Chelsea boss Tuchel, who took over in March 2023, said: "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."
News of Tuchel's exit is sure to reopen speculation about Bayern assistant coach Anthony Barry's links with the Ireland manager's job.
Liverpudlian Barry, who served as Ireland coach under Stephen Kenny before departing to take a job with Belgium, also now has a role as assistant coach with Portugal, who will play in this summer's European Championships.
Last December, Tuchel killed off speculation that Barry may leave Bayern to take up the vacant Ireland head coach role, saying at a press conference: “Canard, canard, canard. No topic, we can forget about that.”
But with the FAI seemingly running out of options to replace Kenny, Barry may now become a live contender once more. Though his Portugal role would further complicate the prospect of bringing him back to Ireland.
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