On Wednesday morning, Chelsea confirmed that the club had parted ways with manager Thomas Tuchel.
The news came as a surprise to most fans and pundits. Although the Blues have made a checkered start to the new 2022-23 season, considering the campaign still has just six games left, very few expected Tuchel to be shown off Stamford Bridge so soon.
A statement on the official Blues website read: “On behalf of everyone at Chelsea FC, the Club wishes to place on record its gratitude to Thomas and his staff for all their efforts during his time with the Club. Thomas will rightly have a place in Chelsea history after winning the Champions League, Super Cup and Club World Cup in his time here.”
Set to confirm the German’s successor, according to recent reports, owner Todd Boehly is expected to name Brighton and Hove Albion boss Graham Potter.
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However, while the final details on Potter’s expected and imminent arrival are being put in place, one of the biggest questions now is “which team will Tuchel manage next?”, and super-agent Rob Segal, who spoke exclusively with CaughtOffside. , believes that the former Borussia Dortmund manager could return to the Bundesliga.
“I definitely don’t see his next job being in the Premier League,” Segal said in an exclusive interview.
“I hope he returns to Europe and indeed RB Leipzig, who just sacked Domenico Tedesco, could fit in very well but of course if Tuchel were to return to the Bundesliga the most interesting narrative would be his reunion with Timo Werner.
If Segal’s feelings come to fruition, Tuchel’s reunion with Werner would certainly be an interesting scenario.
The 49-year-old worked with Werner, who was signed by former boss Frank Lampard from RB Leipzig in 2020, during his time in charge of Chelsea.
However, despite playing a regular role in the German’s senior first team, Werner struggled to replicate the form he displayed prior to his £48m move. Consequently, Tuchel was responsible for the striker’s return to Leipzig earlier this summer.
