{"id":639835,"date":"2024-05-17T10:15:27","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T14:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=639835"},"modified":"2024-05-17T10:15:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T14:15:27","slug":"manchester-united-thomas-tuchel-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/05\/17\/manchester-united-thomas-tuchel-future\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;There Were Talks, But..&#8217;: Managerial U-Turn Could Provide Man United with Ten Hag Successor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United are hopeful of ending their 2023\/24 season on a high note by winning the FA Cup final against Manchester City, which might be needed to extend Erik ten Hag&#8217;s stay as their manager. Amid this, the future of Bayern Munich boss Thomas Tuchel has been clarified amid his links to the Red Devils.<\/p>\n<h2>Thomas Tuchel Confirms Bayern Munich Exit Amid Man Utd Links<\/h2>\n<h3>What Did Tuchel Say About His Future?<\/h3>\n<p>Some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article\/thomas-tuchel-manchester-united-bayern-munich-stay-jf8x0d2pk\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reports<\/a> claimed Bayern Munich wanted Tuchel to stay on as their manager beyond the ongoing campaign. However, the 50-year-old appears to have dismissed all that by confirming that he will be leaving the club after the final match of the 2023\/24 Bundesliga season against Hoffenheim.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/05\/14\/manchester-united-raphael-varane-exit-confirmed\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United Confirm Imminent Exit For \u2018Exceptional\u2019 Star Ahead Of Busy Summer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The ex-Chelsea boss <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1791402250209808411\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">confirmed<\/a>: &#8220;<span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">This is my last press conference as FC Bayern manager<\/span>. <span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">There were talks, but we didn&#8217;t reach an agreement\u2026 so the decision of February still stands. The <\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">feedback from recent weeks was the foundation for us having a discussion to stay and continue together\u2026 but we couldn&#8217;t reach an agreement<\/span>. <span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">The agreement from February stands, I am leaving Bayern.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Could Tuchel Take Over From Erik ten Hag?<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1791415688134844597\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a> has now reported that Tuchel is ready to move onto a new chapter in his managerial career and work for a new team starting from the 2024\/25 season. It is added that the German manager is &#8220;keen&#8221; on the prospect of returning to manage in the Premier League once again after having loved the experience of working in the country during his time at Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/05\/14\/manchester-united-injury-return-fa-cup-final\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Six Manchester United Stars Could Return From Injury Before FA Cup Final<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yet it has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/man-utd-romano-tuchel-truth-ten-hag-sack\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> that Manchester United&#8217;s hierarchy are yet to make a final decision on the future of Ten Hag. They will only make a decision on whether to keep him as their manager for the next campaign after the FA Cup final. Tuchel, meanwhile, is set to leave Bayern after having won the 2022\/23 Bundesliga title and taken them to the UEFA Champions League semi-final this year, where they lost to the formidable Real Madrid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United are hopeful of ending their 2023\/24 season on a high note by winning the FA Cup final against Manchester City, which might be needed to extend Erik ten Hag&#8217;s stay as their manager. Amid this, the future of Bayern Munich boss Thomas Tuchel has been clarified amid his links to the Red Devils. 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