Bayern Munich are increasingly likely to fire Thomas Tuchel, and are looking at Xabi Alonso as his replacement.
Bayern boss Tuchel has come under-fire at the German giants, as they fell five points behind Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga title race, and lost 1-0 to Lazio in the Champions League first-leg.
Alonso has provided sterling work at Bayer Leverkusen, guiding them to the top place in the German league. As a result, he has been strongly rumoured as a potential successor to Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool.
However, drawing from reports, Bayern are set to join the race for Alonso’s services, with Tuchel’s time at the club looking increasingly under threat in the summer following the club’s struggles this term.
They were eliminated early in the German Cup, and are up against it in both the Bundesliga and Champions League competitions.
If the club did end the season without a trophy, Tuchel’s first full campaign as Bayern boss would be deemed a failure by the club’s notoriously high standards.
Tuchel sent a damning message to his Bayern Munich players in an ‘explosive dressing room statement’ after falling victim to Bayer Leverkusen.
Alonso’s services are highly sought after, with Liverpool also looking for a new manager when Klopp leaves Anfield at the end of the season after nine years.
The 42-year-old Alonso knows the club well, having been on the books at Anfield from 2004 until 2009 – but he was also a Bayern Munich player between 2014 and 2017, which could complicate matters further.
Leverkusen beat Bayern Munich 3-0 last Saturday to move five points clear at the top, and have league games against Heidenheim and Mainz before the end of February.
Tuchel’s Bayern will look to overcome the disappointment of Champions League defeat to Lazio in league clashes with VfL Bochum and RB Leipzig in the coming weeks.
Liverpool are currently two points clear of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League, and play Brentford on Saturday and Luton Town next Wednesday before taking on Chelsea in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley on February 25.