Former Chelsea Manager Thomas Tuchel Turns Down Offer to Join Top Bundesliga Club

• Thomas Tuchel has rejected his first management role after reportedly turning down an offer from Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen
• The 49-year-old has not managed in Germany since his first senior job at Mainz 05, before taking charge of Borussia Dortmund for two seasons
• Leverkusen shockingly sit 17th in the Bundesliga standings after matchday eight with only one win in the German top-flight

Thomas Tuchel has reportedly rejected an offer to return to the Bundesliga following his sack at Premier League club Chelsea.

According to the Sun, Tuchel was contacted by Bayer Leverkusen but has turned down the offer, inadvertently rejecting a chance to make a swift return to the touchline.

Leverkusen has endured a difficult start to their campaign, having only picked up five points from their opening eight games of the Bundesliga season.

Following their four-nil humbling at the hands of Bayern Munich over the weekend, Die Werkself currently occupies the 17th spot on the Bundesliga table.

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Manager Gerardo Seoane is under pressure and could very well be replaced. However, Leverkusen's reported prime target, Thomas Tuchel is not interested in joining them.

But when quizzed about a possible change of guard, Bayer Leverkusen CEO Fernando Carro piled more pressure on Gerardo Seoane by stating as quoted by Bundesliga News: "We are not unprepared!"

Up next for Seoane and his charges are must-win games in his next two matches against Porto in the Champions League and Schalke in the Bundesliga.

Meanwhile, Tuchel remains unattached following his brutal sack at Chelsea. Tuchel's last game in charge of the Blues was a disappointing 1-0 loss at the hands of Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League.

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Tuchel was relieved of his duties as Chelsea's head coach last week following a spate of poor results.

The German gaffer was sacked barely 15 months after leading the side to Champions League victory. Boehly adopted the ruthless nature of former owner Roman Abramovich, by firing Tuchel at the first sight of a dip in form.