Thomas Tuchel will end up hating the transfer window. A year ago, the German technician had wet the jersey to lead the recruitment of Chelsea with Todd Boehly since the club no longer had a sporting director. But the American businessman did not appreciate that TT ruled out certain tracks, in particular that leading to Cristiano Ronaldo. A few days after the end of the 2022 summer transfer market, the new owners of the Blues had thanked the former PSG coach.
Tuchel calls for a midfielder
Free, the 49-year-old coach bounced back to Bayern Munich last March, replacing Julian Nagelsmann, betrayed by his leaders. But he failed to put the team back on track, he who “only” won the Bundesliga. His bosses expected better. But they were always behind him, aware that he had just recovered a group under tension. This summer, the leaders are still listening to Tuchel.
A coach who has important responsibilities with regard to recruitment since the sporting director, Hasan Salihamidžić, and the CEO, Oliver Kahn, were sacked at the end of the season. But Tuchel’s choices are not all unanimous. In effect, Picture explains that the 49-year-old technician is pushing to recruit a No. 6 in the middle. He announced it publicly. He does not currently have this profile in his team. The name of Aurélien Tchouameni was cited.
The club is not at all of his opinion
But this desire of Tuchel to recruit for this position is not that of his club. His bosses do not see the need for a transfer in the middle. They believe the manager has what it takes with Kimmich, Goretzka, Laimer and Gravenberch. Picture clarifies that TT must be careful not to overdo it because he could break his teeth. Especially since he could lose part of his locker room, especially executives like Kimmich and Goretzka who are directly targeted. Moreover, the first city recalled demonstratively after the match against Liverpool that he is a number 6.
The German media adds that he may have taken his coach’s recent statements as an insult. But that’s just a guess. What is certain, however, is that its leaders, in particular Uli Hoeness, think that it is not a priority to recruit a midfielder. For them, it is absolutely necessary to buy a n°9 and Harry Kane in priority. This file must be settled even before that concerning Kyle Walker (33 years old). His case also annoyed the locker room managers, since he was offered a 3-year contract. Bayern Munich have broken the rule they impose on their players over 30, who are only entitled to one-year contracts. Thomas Tuchel, who claimed Walker, would have done well without all of this, he who is impatiently awaiting the end of the transfer window.
