Champions League-winning coach wants to manage Barcelona or Real Madrid after sabbatical

Thomas Tuchel is currently one of the most high-end coaches available in the European market. The German mastermind has been without a club ever since his tenure at Chelsea came to an abrupt end during the first half of the campaign.

Since then, a host of clubs have sought his signature, with Tottenham Hotspur emerging as one of the potential destinations lately.

However, according to Florian Plettenberg, Tuchel has no interest in joining Tottenham. The move to north London does not interest the former Borussia Dortmund coach, who wants to join a bigger club.

In fact, Tuchel is eying a job at either Barcelona or Real Madrid. The German particularly wants to join Barça because of his admiration of Pep Guardiola’s style and the famed La Masia academy which has developed some of the most talented players known to the sport.

During the early years of his coaching, Tuchel had indeed come up with a system that strictly followed Guardiola’s Juego de posicion style of play. It was prevalent, particularly during his time at Dortmund.

Although Tuchel’s style changed slightly overtime, he still remains one of the finest practitioners of the positional-oriented style of football. As such, the German is interested in a move to Barcelona, should the Catalans fire Xavi Hernandez in the near future.

Xavi’s role at Barça was questioned during the first half of the campaign when the club were knocked out of the Champions League group stages. But the Blaugrana have performed well in domestic competitions and have recently won the Spanish Supercup.

This has led to a renewed faith in Xavi as the head coach of Barcelona, meaning Tuchel will have to wait for his opportunity to become the coach of the Catalan giants. The 49-year-old, though, is open to joining Barça’s arch-rivals Real Madrid, who may even require a new coach at the end of the season or at least in 2024.