‘Deal Very close’ Thomas Tuchel almost took Premier League job
Journalist Georg Holzner has reported that Thomas Tuchel, the former Chelsea manager, had been engaged in advanced discussions with Tottenham to become their new boss. However, before finalizing the deal, Tuchel received an offer to manage Bayern Munich as the 2021 Champions League winner. Since his abrupt departure from Chelsea earlier this season, Tuchel has not returned to management.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Tuchel was sacked by Chelsea’s new owner, Todd Boehly, after just seven games, including a 1-0 loss to Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League, which left the team in a precarious position. However, Graham Potter, his replacement, won four consecutive games and led the team to the knockout stages of the tournament.
According to Holzner, Tuchel was not only interested in the Bayern job but had also considered taking over at Tottenham, although Antonio Conte has not yet been officially sacked. Holzner stated that Tuchel had been in close talks with Tottenham and was attracted to their project. However, now that Bayern has offered him a job, he is pursuing that opportunity.
Despite currently occupying a place in the top four of the Premier League, Tottenham has been in a bit of a mess, and Conte’s scathing review of the players after a recent draw to Southampton has caused unrest. Chelsea staff had reportedly warned Tottenham before they hired him that working with Conte would be even more challenging than working with Jose Mourinho.
