Thomas Tuchel has been learning Spanish in recent months to bolster his chances of landing the Real Madrid job – amid links with replacing Antonio Conte at Tottenham.
Tuchel was surprisingly sacked by Chelsea in September with Graham Potter replacing him in the hot seat at Stamford Bridge. The Blues have struggled for results in recent months with fans chanting Tuchel's name during their four-goal FA Cup defeat at Manchester City earlier this year.
The German coach was not interested in taking over at Aston Villa following the sacking of Steven Gerrard in October, with Unai Emery appointed at Villa Park. That came after Bayer Leverkusen made an approach for the out-of-work German, before moving to appoint Xabi Alonso.
