Thomas Tuchel looks set to hang on for a bit longer as Bayern Munich manager, according to transfer news expert Fabrizio Romano.
Speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside for his Daily Briefing column, Romano also explained what he felt was going wrong for Bayern in this extremely challenging season, with the Bavarian giants now on a run of three defeats in a row and falling further behind surprise package Bayer Leverkusen in the title race in Germany.
It’s not all Tuchel’s fault, according to Romano, with the journalist stating that Bayern’s failure to sign Joao Palhinha from Fulham was also a major issue for the club as they needed to strengthen in midfield.
Palhinha has been immense for Fulham this season and seems like he could have been ideal for Bayern, and indeed for a number of other top clubs, so it makes sense that the Portugal international not joining has impacted Bayern’s plans.
Discussing Tuchel and the general situation at the Allianz Arena, Romano said: “It’s been a difficult season at Bayern, and particularly in the last few days as they suffered a third defeat in a row last night, losing 3-2 against Bochum.
“Still, at the moment, Bayern’s position is clear: they plan to continue with Thomas Tuchel as manager. Let’s see how the conversations will continue, but this is the tendency at the club following internal talks.
“In my opinion there are multiple problems for Bayern this season, not only the manager. For instance, a new midfielder signing was needed in January – Joao Palhinha from Fulham would have been perfect and then they did not sign another player in that position.
“Tuchel has spoken publicly to state his belief that he and his coaching staff can turn this around, so let’s see what happens, but for now Bayern will not be making a change and the plan is to stick with Tuchel.”