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A three-person shortlist includes ERIK TEN HAG in the running to succeed Thomas Tuchel at Bayern Munich.
Amidst speculations that Manchester United may fire him, the Dutch manager may leave Old Trafford at the end of the current campaign.
Ten Hag is still well regarded enough to be connected to one of the major clubs in Europe, even after his terrible season with the Red Devils. He is 54 years old.
The United manager recently disclosed that Ajax would like him to come back and acknowledged that he would be interested in doing so in the future.
After a poor season that put an end to Bayern Munich’s 11-year Bundesliga winning streak, Tuchel is stepping down at the end of the current campaign.
Ten Hag is one of three contenders to take the lead on the Bavarian side come election season.
“Bayern’s Head of Sport Max Eberl is checking three, four candidates for the new Manager of FC Bayern,” a reporter named Christian Falk reports.
And Roger Schmidt of Benfica, Ten Hag, and former Wolves manager Julen Lopetegui are on that list.
Falk asserts that Roberto De Zerbi turned down the opportunity to lead Germany’s most renowned team in order to remain at Brighton.
But if Ten Hag relocates to the Allianz Arena, Tuchel might leave United and there would be a direct manager swap.
In the meanwhile, England manager Gareth Southgate and former Chelsea manager Graham Potter are in the hunt to succeed.
After Bayern and Real Madrid drew 2-2 at home in the first leg of the semifinal, Tuchel’s goodbye in Germany is far from over, and he still has a chance to leave the season on a high note.
Ten Hag is in the same boat, as United defeated Coventry on penalties in the semi-final to advance to face Manchester City in the FA Cup final.