Dimitar Berbatov explained why Bayern Munich had no choice but to part ways with Thomas Tuchel.
Bayern added Harry Kane as striker in the summer and were expected to once again win the Bundesliga, however they have failed to match expectations, and the excellent run of form from Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen has been the cause of their failure to impress so far this season.
Tuchel will be leaving the club at the end of the season and Alonso, amongst others, have been linked with the vacancy in Munich, and some think Tuchel could take over at Liverpool.
With the club struggling, former Bayer forward Berbatov explained that Bayern had to act.
He told Betfair: “I am not surprised by the news that Thomas Tuchel is leaving Bayern at the end of the season. When you check the Bundesliga table, they are eight points behind Leverkusen. For the standards at Bayern Munich, that's unacceptable.
“They're giving him until the end of the season and maybe he can correct some things, but Bayern are second and some of the performances have not been up to scratch. Something is not right at the moment, and the leadership of the club have decided that he'll leave at the end of the season.
“It's purely based on football reasons because they're not good enough on the pitch and are second in the table. If he can pull a miracle in the Bundesliga and somehow win the league, then that would be quite something.”
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