Chelsea have finally agreed to let highly-rated coach Anthony Barry reunite with ex-Blues manager Thomas Tuchel at Bayern Munich in a £1million deal.
The news comes as a timely boost for Tuchel, who saw his Bayern side dumped out of the Champions League on Wednesday by losing 4-1 on aggregate to a rampant Manchester City. Barry worked alongside the German tactician throughout his 19 months as Chelsea boss between February 2021 and September 2022, with the Blues memorably becoming champions of Europe.
Now they pair are set to be reunited in Bavaria, where Tuchel has spent less than a month after replacing Julian Nagelsmann, who's now a target for Chelsea as they search for their next manager. Upon his appointment, the former Blues boss made it clear that he wanted to recruit Barry, who was told to stay away from Chelsea's training ground while the fraught negotiations took place.
