'I've never heard that from Vincent Kompany!' - Thomas Tuchel ripped to shreds by Bayern Munich chief Uli Hoeness for 'repeatedly calling for expensive transfers'

Tuchel left Bayern in summer 2024 after only 15 months in charge of the Bavarian giants. The German tactician won a Bundesliga title with Bayern but stepped down with a year remaining on his contract and after Bayern Leverkusen had ended the club's strangehold on the Bundesliga title and clinched their first ever crown. Hoeness has now spoken out about the former Bayern boss and says the pair had very different opinions on how to manage the team.

Bayern's honorary president told t-online: "Privately, our relationship was totally fine until the end. But in many areas he simply has a completely different view of how to lead a team. We wanted to try to work with more of our own players in the medium term. When I think about how many expensive players were repeatedly called for. Every time we had an injured player, there were calls for new players. It was a permanent discussion about players. I've never heard that from Vincent."

Eyebrows were raised when Kompany took over from Tuchel after leaving Burnley. However, the former Manchester City manager currently has his team six points clear at the top of the table and on course to regain their Bundesliga title. Meanwhile, Tuchel has since been named England manager on an 18-month contract and is preparing to announce his first Three Lions squad.

England's first fixtures under Tuchel come in March with World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Latvia. The German has already been spotted at several Premier League matches after taking over from Gareth Southgate in the England hotseat.