Thomas Tuchel has hinted at his curiosity in taking up at Barcelona after Xavi Hernandez introduced he might be stepping down from his managerial submit in the summertime.
Xavi confirmed that he intends to depart Barca on the finish of the 2023/24 season on Saturday night following yet one more damaging defeat for his facet – this time a horrid 5-3 thumping by the hands of Villarreal in La Liga which left La Blaugrana ten factors adrift arch rivals Actual Madrid within the desk.
Following the shock announcement, Tuchel has been one of many names thrown into the combination as a possible alternative for the outgoing Catalan coach.
Talking at a Bayern Munich fan membership occasion in Heidenheim, Tuchel added gasoline to these rumours by admitting the a transfer overseas “would attraction”, citing Spain as a very attention-grabbing potential touchdown spot.
“Shifting overseas would attraction to me once more. Spain has a unprecedented league,” admitted Tuchel.
“From my perspective, and primarily based on my expertise working with Spaniards, they’re characterised by an amazing quantity of self-confidence.
“If you communicate with Spanish gamers, I rapidly get the sense that you’re partaking with the individual.”
The German supervisor is presently below a little bit of stress at Bayern, with the Bavarians trailing Bayer Leverkusen within the Bundesliga title race regardless of signing Harry Kane throughout the summer time switch window.
Levekusen’s lead atop of the desk was, nonetheless, decreased to only two factors on the weekend. Tuchel’s facet capitalised on Leverkusen’s disappointing 0-0 draw towards Borussia Monchengladbach with a 3-2 victory over Augsburg on Saturday.
Kane was as soon as once more among the many goalscorers for the Bundesliga title holders – Aleksandar Pavlovic and Alphonso Davies additionally go within the scoring motion within the win on the WWK ARENA.