Thomas Tuchel is ‘keen to replace Xavi at Barcelona this summer’ as he eyes move to Spain amid uncertainty over his Bayern Munich future after humiliating 3-0 defeat at title rivals Bayer Leverkusen

Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel has reportedly expressed an interest in replacing Xavi at Barcelona this summer.

Xavi announced last month that he will step down from his position at the end of the season, leaving the Catalan giants looking for his successor.

And former Chelsea boss Tuchel has offered himself to Barcelona to take charge of the dugout next season Mundo Deportivo.

Tuchel spoke highly of LaLiga in a recent interview when discussing the prospect of one day coaching in Spain.

“Moving abroad would appeal to me again,” he admitted. ‘Spain has an extraordinary competition.

Xavi will step down at the end of the season after two and a half years in charge

‘From my perspective, and based on my experience working with Spaniards, they are characterized by an enormous amount of self-confidence.

‘When you speak to Spanish players, you quickly get the feeling that you are dealing with that person.’

This led to speculation linking him with the Barcelona job, but Bayern moved quickly to quash these rumors.

A club statement said: ‘Our head coach Thomas Tuchel was asked by supporters during a fan club visit on Sunday about his coaching career and his previous experiences abroad with Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea, and of course provided information about this during the discussion. .

‘He also answered general questions from fans about Spain as a football country. He never spoke about Xavi Hernández and his successor, as was incorrectly claimed afterwards.

“We no longer accept these types of non-factual statements directed against our coach, which always come from the same source.”

But Mundo Deportivo have reported that Tuchel is keen to manage Barcelona, ​​and his prospects of landing the job could be helped by president Joan Laporta being a fan of German coaches.

Tuchel has been with Bayern for less than a year and has a contract until June 2025, but there is uncertainty over his future as the club’s strange hold on the Bundesliga is in jeopardy.

Tuchel faces an uncertain future at Bayern Munich after his side lost 3-0 to Bayer Leverkusen

Bayern were beaten 3-0 by Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday to fall five points behind their rivals in the title race.

The club’s CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen insisted that Bayern are not considering sacking Tuchel, but pressure is mounting on the 50-year-old.

A sign at Bayern’s training ground was defaced this weekend with the text ‘Tuchel out’, highlighting that all is not well in Bavaria at the moment.

This could lead to Tuchel and Bayern parting ways, which could give the former the space to move to Barcelona to help them compete for domestic and European honors again.