A huge change has happened! It was revealed that Liverpool had finalized Klopp's **, and Bayern did not hesitate to invest an annual salary of up to 20 million, trying to snatch the stand-in.
Heading into March, Bayern Munich are facing the dual challenge of defending their Bundesliga title and competing for the Champions League, but could suffer a double-front rout as soon as next week, meaning the team is getting closer to achieving nothing this season.
Whatever the case may be, Bayern have announced that manager Thomas Tuchel will leave a year before the end of the season, ending his contract, a decision that shows the dissatisfaction of the club's hierarchy with Tuchel's tenure.
Over the past few seasons, despite Bayern defending back-to-back Bundesliga titles, the constant change of manager has shown contradictions in the dressing room. At present, the team is in dire need of a new manager who can resolve internal conflicts and manage these big-name stars.
With Bayern Munich announcing the departure of manager Thomas Tuchel, a number of potential new manager candidates have been revealed, including Flick, Xavi Alonso, Jurgen Klopp, Jose Mourinho, Antonio Conte, Zinedine Zidane and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
However, Bayern's object of most interest seems to be 42-year-old Xavi Alonso.
According to the latest report from Sky Sports, Bayer Leverkusen coach Xavi Alonso has emerged as Bayern's top target. Subsequently, journalist Fabrizio Romano confirmed that the 42-year-old former Bayern Munich player would be the top candidate to replace Tuchel.
According to the Mirror, Bayern are ready to offer Xavi Alonso an annual salary of 20 million pounds in order to win the young manager, which will make him the highest-paid manager in the history of the Bundesliga.
Bayern's decision to change the manager was resolute and showed that they were willing to spend a lot of money, but there was a dramatic turn in the selection process.
Outside of Bayern, Liverpool are also considering hiring Xavi Alonso as manager next season, according to a report from journalist Sasha Tavorieri. The two clubs have different approaches to contact.
Liverpool have been in contact with Xavi Alonso's team over coaching for next season and the two sides are expected to agree.
However, Bayern have shown interest by putting pressure on Bayer Leverkusen FC, with Xavi Alonso and his team finding this approach disrespectful.
This kind of behavior was also not sanctioned by Bayer Leverkusen FC. The journalist speculated that this could just be one of the many reasons why Alonso could reject Bayern.
This season, Xavi Alonso led Bayer Leverkusen to a 33-game unbeaten streak and is expected to win the Bundesliga, Europa League and German Cup, helping the pharmaceutical company end a 31-year title drought.
Of course, Xavi Alonso sees Bayer Leverkusen as a springboard to the big clubs. Despite Bayern's offer of a high salary, he prefers to move to Liverpool to coach and succeed Jurgen Klopp.
This is bad news for Jose Mourinho, who is looking to return to the Premier League giants, and Bayern have not taken a fancy to him, so he could be out of work for a long time.