ERIK TEN HAG is reportedly a shock candidate to replace Thomas Tuchel at Bayern Munich.
The German manager will leave the Bundesliga giants at the end of the season.
Tuchel, 50, announced his decision to leave Bayern back in February.
Last year he won the Bundesliga title by capitalising on Borussia Dortmund’s final game draw to Mainz.
However, this season has seen Bayern surrender the title for the first time in 11 years.
The club were also knocked out of the DFB-Pokal by third-tier minnows FC Saarbrucken.
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Tuchel’s side has reached the Champions League semi-finals and could reach the final after drawing 2-2 in the first leg against Real Madrid.
Despite this Tuchel is still set to leave the club and a host of names have been attracting interest to replace him.
Bayern had been linked with the likes of Unai Emery and Ralf Rangnick but have so far been unsuccessful.
Outlet BILD has now reported that Ten Hag is being discussed at Bayern.
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The Dutchman is under huge pressure at Manchester United after a disappointing season.
The Red Devils dropped out of the Champions League at the group stage and look set to miss out on the top four.
If United decide to pull the trigger on Ten Hag then he could find a new job at the Allianz Arena.
The report also adds that Tuchel is interested in replacing Ten Hag at Old Trafford.
It is also suggested that he does not want to speak to the club until after Bayern’s Champions League semi-final second leg against Madrid.
The match is scheduled for May 8 which could suggest that talks could open up before the season is over.
There has already been a host of names linked with the managerial role at United.
England boss Gareth Southgate and former Chelsea manager Graham Potter are reportedly of interest.
Willy Kambwala wants to become rock at the back for Man Utd… but Erik ten Hag probably won’t be around to see it
By Ken Lawrence
ERIK TEN HAG insists he is still the right man to take Manchester United forward.
The Dutchman believes he can recapture their former glories, despite escaping for the second time in a row what could have been humiliation by Liverpool at the weekend.
And teen Willy Kambwala revealed his “passion” is to become a rock at the heart of United’s defence after making just his second start of the season against their bitter rivals.
United trailed 1-0 at half-time on Sunday but fought back to take a 2-1 lead before Mo Salah’s 84th-minute equaliser from the penalty spot.
Ten Hag was pleased with the second-half performance, declaring it “another signal and message for the future,” before adding, “the team and squad have high potential.”
Yet the Old Trafford chief sounds more and more like he has his finger stuck in a leaky dyke and does not think it is going to hold.
Comeback or not, United still threw away a lead for the third time in eight days following their 4-3 defeat to Chelsea and 1-1 draw with Brentford — both deep into injury time.
And his body language suggests he expects to be crossing it to go back to Holland with his P45 this summer
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
