Nagelsmann was skiing when Bayern Munich told him he was sacked

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Julian Nagelsmann was only informed of his Bayern Munich sacking on Thursday night while on a skiing holiday in Austria, according to reports. The German has won 60 of his 84 games since taking the job at the Allianz Arena back in 2021. However, now, his time is up.

It emerged on Thursday that Nagelsmann would be heading for the Bayern exit door, despite the club still being in contention to win a treble.

Tuchel is set to arrive as a replacement, with the former Chelsea boss a free agent since leaving Stamford Bridge back in September.

Now, according to Bild, Nagelsmann was only informed of his departure last night while skiing abroad in Austria.

It’s claimed the 35-year-old, who has won the Bundesliga title and two German Super Cups sine his appointment less than two years ago, was shocked by the development.

And Bayern are said to want a ‘fresh slate’, which is why they’ve chosen to pull the trigger now instead of waiting until the end of the season.

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While Bayern haven’t been their usual selves this season, they can still win three trophies by the time the campaign draws to a close.

They’ve won all eight of their Champions League matches, with Manchester City and old boss Pep Guardiola up next in the quarter-finals of that competition.

Bayern have also reached the last eight of the DFB-Pokal, too. They’re poised to lock horns with Freiburg after the international break on April 4.

And they’re currently second in the Bundesliga table, just a point behind Borussia Dortmund.

Bayern have struggled for consistency since losing Robert Lewandowski back in the summer, with the Poland international allowed to move to Barcelona.

That move came after the German giants had previously insisted the veteran would be staying at the Allianz Arena, with club directors ultimately performing a U-turn.

Injuries have hampered Sadio Mane, who arrived from Liverpool as a replacement, from living up to expectations.

But it’s Nagelsmann who will now pay the price and it’ll be intriguing to see what happens next for the 35-year-old.

A move to the Premier League could be a possibility, especially given the torrid campaigns Tottenham and Chelsea are both suffering.

Spurs are expected to soon part ways with Antonio Conte in the wake of the Italian’s astonishing rant following their 3-3 draw with Southampton on Saturday.

And Chelsea may bring the axe crashing down on Graham Potter should they fail to win the Champions League.

The departure of Nagelsmann comes just days after Bayern were beaten 2-1 by Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday.

The 35-year-old fronted up after that defeat and reacted to the loss by saying: “We had 10 good minutes at the end.

“The way we played with and off the ball had nothing to do with what we did in the past weeks. We played a lot of long balls.

“We weren’t as good in transition as we should be against such a good team.

“In the end, as I said, we weren’t the better team and definitely deserved to lose.”

He added: “We have to win against Dortmund.

“If we don’t (win), or in worst case we lose, then it will be difficult to win the title, considering the current form of Dortmund.”

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