Bayern Munich in talks with Thomas Tuchel to stay despite leaving rumours

Bayern Munich have been struggled in the ongoing season as they lost their title after 11 years to Bayer Leverkusen. The Bavarians will go trophyless for the first time in the decade. They are knocked out of the UEFA Champions League after losing to Real Madrid in the semi-final. As per the previous rumours and reports the management contacted several managers to replace Thomas Tuchel in the next season. The German manager since taking up managed the club decently. 

The German club got rejected for the long list of managers they shortlisted for the next season. But as the recent developments occur after rejections from various candidates, the Munich club are reportedly reconsidering the former Chelsea coach's departure as coach and working on a solution to convince him to stay for the next season. The 50-year-old have been searching for options outside Germany and have been rumoured to return to England once again. 

Tuchel is set to leave at the end of the season, per a mutual agreement reached with the club in February. But now he is open to staying at Bayern and has already conveyed this to a few of the footballers. The club's sporting directors, Max Eberl and Christoph Freund, support Tuchel's retention and are in talks with his team about future.

Bayern still in search of Tuchel's replacement

Bayern's players would also like Tuchel to stay. Germany internationals Thomas Müller and Manuel Neuer are said to support him, while England's Harry Kane and Eric Dier would welcome it. Many fans have signed a petition asking the club to keep Tuchel in charge of the club for yet another season. There were a lost of coach listed for the club with Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso,  Ralf Rangnick, Julian Nagelsmann, Julen Lopetegui and former Germany coach Hansi Flick. But all of them rejected to be at the club. 

However there were rumours of Brighton & Hove Albion coach Roberto de Zerbi and Manchester United coach Erik ten Hag were linked to become the successor of the coach, however this happens possible if the German manager does not agrees to stay at the club for yet another season.