Thomas Tuchel has said he has a ‘crush’ on his Bayern Munich side, despite Tuesday evening’s 3-0 Champions League defeat at the hands of Manchester City.
Thomas Tuchel has said he has a ‘crush’ on his Bayern Munich side, despite Tuesday evening’s 3-0 Champions League defeat at the hands of Manchester City.
The role at Bayern is much more suitable for Tuchel since he will be working with players that he previously wanted at Chelsea and PSG.
According to Bild, Tuchel wanted to sign Matthijs de Ligt and Benjamin Pavard at Chelsea last summer. Chelsea did try to sign de Ligt, but Bayern moved more decisively and sealed the deal. Meanwhile, Pavard was also heavily linked with a move to Stamford Bridge, but Julian Nagelsmann convinced him to stay in Munich.
Sadio Mane is also looking forward to working under Tuchel. The German coach was reportedly interested in signing Mane during his time at Chelsea and PSG. Tuchel is also determined to get the best out of Leroy Sane. The German winger has recently suffered a dip in performances.
Tuchel is probably going to work with the most balanced squad of his career. With more additions likely to come in the summer, Tuchel will be working with the squad to achieve the target of winning big trophies.