BAYERN MUNICH are reportedly ready to rehire Julian Nagelsmann.
Thomas Tuchel is confirmed to be leaving the Bundesliga giants at the end of this season.
The manager only has the Champions League left to compete for this season.
Bayern were dumped out of the DFB-Pokal by third-tier Saarbrucken back in November.
This came after the club lost the German Super Cup to RB Leipzig at the start of the season.
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To make matters worse, Bayer Leverkusen secured the Bundesliga title with five games to spare, putting an end to Bayern's 12-year domination.
Tuchel's departure was announce in February, with the club now looking to appoint his successor.
The Bavarians' first choice was said to be poaching the manager who took their crown - Xabi Alonso of Bayer Leverkusen.
But after Alonso committed to stay another season with the Bundesliga champs, Christian Falk reports that Bayern have turned their attention to their former boss.
Nagelsmann was sacked by the club last season due to the lack of player development, despite leaving them in an unassailable position at the top of the Bundesliga.
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It has also been claimed that there are three other names on Bayern's list of potential replacements for Tuchel.
Brighton and Hove Albion's Roberto De Zerbi, former Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick and Benfica manager Roger Schmidt are the other candidates.
Bayern appreciate De Zerbi for his style of play, but his inability to speak German and large team of assistants is apparently not ideal.
The Italian has reportedly been approached and is interested in the role.
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Bayern would move on to these options should Nagelsmann opt to stay as Germany's manager.
Outgoing Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has not been named as a potential option to replace Tuchel at Bayern, but he is in the running to replace Nagelsmann as the national team boss if he moves back to Munich.
Klopp is set to take a second sabbatical of his career and it is claimed that Germany are willing to accommodate that wish and hire him in 2025.