Still in contention for the Champions League, but dethroned in Germany by the irresistible Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich are having a strange season. As he at least knows one of the elements in the end: Thomas Tuchel will definitely leave his position as coach this summer. The great waltz of names to replace him has therefore already begun, and among these one well-known in France stands out: Zinédine Zidane.
According to information from L’Équipe and Mundo Deportivo, which we can confirm, the former Real Madrid coach is indeed part of the list of favorite candidates for the position drawn up by the Bayern board. Two other names appear alongside him, those of Ralf Rangnick, the current coach of Austria, notably with Manchester United and RB Leipzig, and Roberto De Zerbi, the coach of Brighton in the Premier League. The first rumors linking Zidane to Bayern appeared at the beginning of 2024.
Nagelsmann, targeted, expanded with Germany
There is currently no agreement between the two parties, although Mundo Deportivo confidently announces that “Zizou” is “a stone’s throw from Bayern”. But, as L’Équipe points out, the profile of the Bavarian club has everything to match the type of club that Zidane would be looking for to resume his coaching career, which has been on hold since the summer of 2021. If he had limited his options to a handful opportunities hand-picked in the past, it would have opened up the possibilities, claims L’Équipe.
Julian Nagelsmann, although he was sacked just over a year ago by Bayern and replaced at short notice by Thomas Tuchel, was the managers’ No.1 choice and according to some German media he was very close to a return. But he announced this Friday that he would extend his contract with the German federation to remain in charge of the national team until 2026.
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