After Bayern Munich called.. Tokhel: I was lost for 30 seconds

 Thomas Tuchel revealed, on Saturday, that he was "completely surprised" when, on Tuesday evening, he received a call from Bayern Munich officials expressing their interest in signing him, instead of the article Julian Nagelsmann.

"Whether you believe me or not, I was a little surprised in the first 30 seconds of our first conversation. I had no idea what we were discussing. It quickly became clear," Tuchel said at a press conference at the Allianz Arena in front of about 20 television cameras. It was urgent."

The German coach, who won the Champions League title with Chelsea in 2021, added: "I was completely surprised. The timing was surprising. I did not expect that at all on Tuesday, there was no contact before."

After a complicated period in the league with three draws, two defeats, and only five wins in the last 10 matches, and relinquishing the lead in favor of rivals Borussia Dortmund, Bayern decided to separate from its coach Nagelsmann, with whom he had a contract until 2026, to be succeeded by Tuchel with a contract until June 2025. Tuchel was sacked. From Chelsea training in September 2022 and has been free since then and resides in Munich.

And Tuchel takes over his duties with Bayern in the middle of the international break, and he will not be able to see all his players until Friday, even if his first training session is scheduled for Monday. In his first match with Bayern, Tuchel will face his former club, Borussia Dortmund, on April 1, in a decisive "Classicer" match in the title struggle.