Liverpool target Xabi Alonso is the preferred target to succeed Thomas Tuchel if Bayern Munich decide to part ways with the manager this summer – while they are also looking at Zinedine Zidane and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, according to Sky in Germany.
The pressure has increased on Tuchel following Bayern’s 3-2 loss at Bochum on Sunday which leaves the German giants eight points behind Alonso’s Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen.
It was also a third straight defeat after they were beaten 1-0 at Lazio in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 last week.
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Highlights as Bochum defeat Bayern Munich 3-2 to mount pressure on Thomas Tuchel as they fail to close the gap on leaders Bayer Leverkusen
Facing a first trophyless season in 12 years, Bayern’s primary plan remains to reach the end of campaign with Tuchel and honestly assess the situation.
Bayern’s hierarchy immediately decided to stick with Tuchel after the embarrassing defeat at Bochum with the former Chelsea and PSG boss not considering resigning.
However, work is going on in the background regarding his potential successor and, in the event of a summer separation from Tuchel, Alonso is considered the preferred solution internally.
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Another of the most prominent candidates they have been thinking about too, in the past few hours and days, is ex-Real Madrid head coach Zidane.
Bayern have also been looking at ex-Manchester United boss Solskjaer as a potential interim solution should they be forced to make a change before the end of the campaign.
Bayern sporting director Christoph Freund knows Solskjaer very well and has been following the Norwegian’s path for years. However, there have not yet been any concrete discussions about that eventuality.
Solskjaer has been without a job since being sacked by Man Utd in November 2021.
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