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Will Lancaster

Thomas Tuchel Bayern Munich move escalated over major fear over Tottenham and others

Bayern Munich's decision to sack Julian Nagelsmann and appoint Thomas Tuchel as manager was reportedly done swiftly as a result of Real Madrid and Tottenham's interest in the German.

Nagelsmann, who joined Bayern at the beginning of last season from RB Leipzig in a world-record fee for a manager at £25million, won the Bundesliga at a canter last season. Despite not winning the Champions League and DFB-Pokal, Nagelsmann showed signs that he could make Bayern a super-team given time.

But the Bavarian outfit have hardly showed signs of improvement this year despite spending money on the likes of Sadio Mane, Matthijs de Ligt, Ryan Gravenberch and Joao Cancelo. The perennial winners did beat Paris Saint-Germain in the last 16 of the Champions League, but they currently sit second to Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga - which isn't good enough for Bayern chiefs.

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