Ilkay Gundogan critiques Thomas Tuchel credentials amid Barcelona job links

Ilkay Gundogan has given a glowing evaluation of outgoing Bayern Munich supervisor Thomas Tuchel, with the German linked with succeeding Xavi at Barcelona.

Barcelona just lately confirmed that Xavi will depart the membership on the finish of the 2023/24 marketing campaign, with the Catalan giants’ kind nowhere close to the degrees produced final season en path to successful La Liga.

Regardless of choosing up ten factors from the final 12 accessible, Barcelona path bitter rivals Actual Madrid by eight factors and have already exited the Copa del Rey after a crushing defeat at Athletic Membership.

The hearsay mill has been spinning with regard to Xavi’s potential successor, with a lot of high-profile managers linked, and former Champions League winner Tuchel, who will depart Bayern Munich in the summertime after related underperformance in Bavaria, is amongst these within the operating.

Gundogan beforehand labored with Tuchel at Borussia Dortmund for a 12 months, and the German midfielder had nothing however good issues to say about when probed about his former supervisor.

“I am very stunned that Bayern are having difficulties now. With Thomas Tuchel they’ve probably the greatest coaches in Europe,” Gundogan stated.

“I can solely say constructive issues about him from after we had been at Dortmund. He is excellent tactically and very trustworthy and open. Personally, I obtained alongside very nicely with him.”

Earlier than his Bayern departure was formally introduced, Tuchel openly flirted with the concept of taking on at Barcelona, referencing his openness to taking over one other problem overseas.

“Shifting overseas would attraction to me once more. Spain has a unprecedented league,” he admitted. “From my perspective, and based mostly on my expertise working with Spaniards, they’re characterised by an incredible quantity of self-confidence.

“Whenever you communicate with Spanish gamers, I rapidly get the sense that you’re participating with the individual.”

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