Bayern Munich dismisses its coach, Julian Nagelsmann, and appoints Thomas Tuchel as his successor

Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Bayern Munich decided to dispense with the services of technical director Julian Nagelsmann, and appoint Thomas Tuchel in his place, until June 2025.

The “Bavarian” stated, in a statement, on Friday, that the decision to dismiss the 35-year-old coach was taken by the CEO, Oliver Kahn, and a member of the board of directors, Hasan Salihamidzic, in consultation with the club’s president, Herbert Hainer.

Oliver Kahn told the club’s website: “When we signed with Nagelsmann we were convinced that we would work with him for the long term. This was our goal until the end. Julian shares our aspirations to play successful and attractive football.”

He added, “But now we have come to the conclusion that the quality in our squad decreases, after the World Cup, where we played less successfully and attractively.”

For his part, Hamidic said: “This was the most difficult decision in my life as a member of the board of directors for sports in Bayern. I have established an open and trusting friendship with Julian since day one. I regret his separation, but after a comprehensive analysis of the sporting development of our team, especially since January and with The experience of the second half of the previous season, we decided to separate.

Julian Nagelsmann took over the “Bavarian” training in the summer of 2021 and won the German League title in his first season, in addition to the German Super Cup in 2021 and 2022.

While the last assignment of Thomas Tuchel (49 years old) was with the English club Chelsea, and he achieved the European Champions League title with him in 2021, followed by the European Super Cup and the Club World Cup.