Thomas Tuchel agrees to become new England manager, unveiling date confirmed

Former Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has agreed to become the new England manager after reaching a deal with the Football Association.

Tuchel has been linked with the vacant job ever since he his job as Bayern Munich manager at the end of last season. However, England FA chiefs entered into negotiations with him after receiving assurances the German was interested in the job.

A contract has now been signed, with Tuchel becoming just the third permanent foreign manager of the England team in the country’s history.

Tuchel in the process follows in the footsteps of the late Sven-Goran Eriksson and Fabio Capello. The German will be unveiled later this week.

England have been on the lookout for a new manager since the end of Euro 2024 when Gareth Southgate resigned from his post.

Lee Carsley has been in interim charge of the team ever since, guiding the Three Lions through the Nations League. But following both last week’s defeat to Greece and Sunday’s win over Finland, Carsley made it clear he would not be taking on the job permanently.

Tuchel became the top contender after Mark Bullingham, the FA’s chief executive, and technical director John McDermott approached him last month.

Tuchel has previously had spells in charge of Mainz, Borussia Dortmund, PSG and Chelsea.

He led Chelsea to four cup finals, winning the Champions League, before being sacked in September 2022. He also led Dortmund the DFB-Pokal in 2017, PSG to two Ligue 1 titles and Bayern to the Bundesliga title in 2023.