Former Everton trainee Anthony Barry will step back from his duties at Chelsea as newly-appointed Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel looks to complete a swoop for his one-time colleague.
Tuchel, who served as manager at Stamford Bridge from January 2021 to September 2022 and won the Champions League, was appointed as Julian Nagelsmann's successor at Bayern Munich on Friday and has identified the highly-rated Barry as someone he wants to add to his coaching staff in Bavaria.
As of Tuesday, the Bundesliga champions had made an official compensation offer to the West Londoners to free the 46-year-old Liverpudlian from his duties at Chelsea. However, according to the Telegraph, the offer falls "well short" of the Stamford Bridge outfit's valuation.
