Bayern Munich suddenly fires Nagelsmann, appoints Thomas Tuchel

Initial information from transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano was quickly confirmed by mainstream news agencies such as Bild, Kicker, Transfermarkt... although everyone felt it was absurd. Julian Nagelsmann will be informed by the club about his dismissal and Bayern Munich will make an official statement on March 24.

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Julian Nagelsmann sacked while on vacation

The 35-year-old's dismissal ends Bayern Munich's expensive experiment after the "Gray Tigers" recruited Nagelsmann from RB Leipzig in 2021 for a then-European record fee for a coach of 25 million euros.

Bayern Munich's move to fire Nagelsmann at this time seems quite surprising and unbelievable. Bayern Munich is currently only 1 point behind the top team Dortmund in the Bundesliga championship race. In the Champions League, the "Bavarian Tigers" have won 8/8 matches, only conceded 2 goals and kept a clean sheet against powerful opponents such as Inter Milan, Barcelona or PSG. According to experts, looking at the faces that have reached the Champions League quarter-finals, Bayern is still clearly a strong candidate for the championship.

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Bayern Munich are making steady progress on all fronts

In all fairness, Bayern Munich are not without weaknesses. Despite playing well in the European Cup, Julian Nagelsmann's team has stumbled in many Bundesliga rounds, most recently three defeats against Moenchengladbach, Stuttgart and Leverkusen.

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The source of journalist Fabrizio Romano was confirmed by German news agencies.

Sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic insists Nagelsmann is still inexperienced, his players are not putting in enough effort and are often stressed. The latest defeat to Leverkusen reflects a process in which Bayern seem to have lost some of their very high qualities and good performances in the Champions League have only come after bad performances in the Bundesliga!

Young players, notably Mathys Tel and Ryan Gravenberch, have had little opportunity to show their talent under Nagelsmann. Even rookie João Cancelo has struggled to find a place, further surprising insiders with the club's captain.

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Thomas Tuchel will replace Julian Nagelsmann

Listening inside and outside the Munich headquarters, it is clear that Nagelsmann's dismissal was not a decision that was made overnight. Thomas Tuchel, "unemployed" since September 2022, has been present in the Bavarian capital for many weeks. When hearing that Chelsea could bring back his old coach or that PSG were trying to contact Tuchel, Bayern knew they needed to make a quick decision on the position of coach. Now or never.

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Thomas Tuchel has enjoyed success in the Champions League with Chelsea

For Tuchel, this is his second chance to take over the "Gray Tigers" after being contacted in 2018 but failed. Tuchel, like Nagelsmann, is a man of principles and can be controversial off the field. But Tuchel has also successfully steered difficult teams like PSG and Chelsea. If only Nagelsmann were older and more experienced, things would be different...

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