England manager Thomas Tuchel is at the top of Manchester United’s list to become their next permanent manager this summer, according to talkSPORT transfer insider Alex Crook.
Man United placed Darren Fletcher in charge of the Red Devils first-team after sacking Ruben Amorim on Monday but are planning to appoint Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on an interim basis until the end of the season.
The Old Trafford club want a permanent manager to replace the Norwegian at the end of the season and have been linked with a couple of top bosses so far.
Tuchel was once a managerial target for Man United and Crook claims the German has emerged as a top target heading into the summer as he could leave the Three Lions after the World Cup.
“And again, the name I keep hearing come the summer is Thomas Tuchel, the England manager, very much at the top of Manchester United’s list,” the talkSPORT journalist said.
“Now, he turned down the opportunity before before becoming England manager, but I don’t think that means necessarily that he wouldn’t entertain the idea, but I would be fascinated to see how he operates alongside Jason Wilcox and Omar Berrada and Christopher Vivell and if we’ll get the the same sort of frustrations that clearly Ruben Amorim did towards the end.”
“The name I keep hearing come the summer is Thomas Tuchel”@alex_crook tells me the England boss is at the top of Manchester United’s list – with most likely Ole Gunnar Solskjaer leading the team until the end of the season. pic.twitter.com/VRayTluBx7
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Tuchel won the Champions League with Chelsea in 2021 and also won league titles with Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich before moving away from club management in October 2024 to join England.
However, a return to the Premier League could appeal to him once his 18-month contract with the Three Lions expires at the end of the World Cup in July.
Man United need such a manager if they want to become a force to be reckoned with again in England and Europe, and it will be intriguing to see who they go for in the end.
