New job for ex-Bayern coach? Tuchel-Hammer is on the horizon!

London (Great Britain) -According to a media report, Thomas Tuchel is the most promising candidate for the England national team coaching job.

Thomas Tuchel (51) has been without a job since the summer. That could change quickly.
Thomas Tuchel (51) has been without a job since the summer. That could change quickly.  © Tom Weller/dpa

Sky Sports News reports that the English FA are currently in talks with Tuchel's representatives and have put the 51-year-old in "pole position" in their search.

According to the report, Tuchel is now the first choice, but many details of the contract still need to be negotiated.

According to Sky, the association bosses assume that they will not have to pay any compensation to FC Bayern Munich for Tuchel.

The German record champions parted ways with the coach at the end of the previous season, with his contract, which originally ran until 2025, ending prematurely last summer.

The association is looking for a new head coach for the Three Lions following the resignation of Gareth Southgate after the European Championship final defeat to Spain. Lee Carsley is currently in interim charge of the team led by captain Harry Kane of FC Bayern. "This job deserves a world-class coach who has won trophies and been through it all," Carsley said recently.

One of Tuchel's rivals seems to be out of the running

According to a media report, the 51-year-old former Bayern coach is in "pole position" with the English FA. Another coaching star appears to be out of the running.
According to a media report, the 51-year-old former Bayern coach is in "pole position" with the English FA. Another coaching star appears to be out of the running.  © Lukas Barth/dpa

This is another reason why Tuchel fits the profile. He has won national championship titles with Bayern and Paris Saint-Germain as well as the Champions League, the Super Cup and the Club World Cup with Chelsea FC.

The coach therefore enjoys a good reputation in England. Tuchel is currently also being touted as a possible successor to the controversial Erik ten Hag at Premier League club Manchester United.

Should Tuchel take over the national team coaching job, he would be only the third foreigner to be entrusted with this task.

Previously, the now deceased Swede Sven-Göran Eriksson (2001 to 2006) and the Italian Fabio Capello (2007 to 2012) coached the Three Lions.

Pep Guardiola, on the other hand, appears to be out of the running, as Sky Sports News further reported. Despite an informal inquiry in July, there have been no further developments in this personnel matter. According to the Times, the Manchester City coach is expected to make a decision on his personal future in the coming weeks.