Thomas Tuchel Hails Bayern Munich Winning Mentality As Main Reason for Accepting Top Job

• Thomas Tuchel has described Bayern Munich as a winning team after accepting to take charge of the German champions
• The 49-year-old manager replaced Julian Nagelsmann as Bayern Munich’s head coach on Friday following his sack
• Tuchel has been out of work since being sacked by English Premier League club Chelsea in September

Thomas Tuchel has said it is a great honour to be named as the head coach of Bayern Munich after he was unveiled by the Bundesliga champions on Saturday, March 25.

Bayern caused a stir in the football world after they announced the appointment of the former Chelsea boss before the termination of Julian Nagelsmann’s contract with the club.

The 49-year-old manager who has been out of a job since he was sacked by the Blues has now revealed that Bayern Munich’s winning mentality was the reason behind his accepting to take on the job.

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“I accepted quickly, Bayern DNA is all about winning.”

Tuchel has signed an 18-month contract with Bayern Munich and is expected to take his opening training session on Monday with his first game set to be against former club Dortmund.

Tuchel to take Chelsea coach to Bayern Munich

Meanwhile, Thomas Tuchel has identified Chelsea coach Anthony Barry as part of the technical crew he would take along with him to Bayern Munich, Daily Post reports.

The German Bundesliga champions have appointed Tuchel to replace Julian Nagelsmann, and he is now planning a raid on Chelsea for a highly-rated coach.

Barry was among a select number of Tuchel’s backroom coaches who were kept on by Todd Boehly following the German’s sacking and was retained by new Chelsea boss Graham Potter.

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Tuchel becomes new Bayern Munich Manager

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Bayern Munich announced Friday they had appointed former Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel as their new boss after firing Julian Nagelsmann.

The reigning German champions said in a statement: "FC Bayern and head coach Julian Nagelsmann have parted company... Nagelsmann will be succeeded by Thomas Tuchel."

Nagelsmann led Bayern to the quarter-finals of the Champions League where they will face Premier League champions Manchester City next month.