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Alex Young

Ralf Rangnick confirms talks with Bayern Munich over becoming new manager

Austria head coach Ralf Rangnick has confirmed Bayern Munich have contacted him over becoming their new manager.

The German giants are looking for a successor to Thomas Tuchel, with their current head coach agreeing to leave at the end of the season.

Rangnick spent a disastrous six-month spell in charge of Manchester United, in which time he warned over the need for serious change at the club, and has since been in charge of the Austria national team.

He told Austrian website 90 Minuten: “There has been contact from the side of Bayern Munich and I have informed the Austrian Football Association. We have a very trusting relationship. My focus is on the Austrian national team. We are focusing completely on the European championships."

He added: "I feel very well here. At the moment there is no reason to intensively deal with this.”

Bayern, who had won the previous 11 league titles, missed out on this season's Bundesliga trophy with Bayer Leverkusen securing their first ever league crown five matches before the end of the season.

Tuchel, who had taken over Bayern just over a year ago, is leaving a year earlier than his contract after a disappointing domestic campaign that also saw them eliminated in the German Cup by third-tier Saarbruecken.

Bayern, however, are still in the running for one title, having reached the Champions League semi-finals where they face Real Madrid next week.

The 65-year-old said he would only deal with Bayern if and when the club made him an offer.

"If Bayern say 'we want you'. And then I would also have to ask myself 'do I really want this?'. If I want to do something else I will first discuss it with the Austrian FA," he said.

Austria face France in their opening Euro 2024 Group D match on June 17 and also play Poland and the Netherlands.

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