BAYERN MUNICH BOSS Thomas Tuchel has dismissed reports linking his assistant Anthony Barry with the vacant Republic of Ireland managerial position as “not true”.
Barry, who is also the second-in-command to Roberto Martinez with the Portuguese national team, has been mooted in the UK media this week as a leading candidate to replace Stephen Kenny.
The 37-year-old Liverpudlian replaced Damien Duff in Kenny’s coaching ticket in February 2021 but departed a year later to join Martinez’s Belgium setup.
Barry, who previously worked with Tuchel at Chelsea, linked up with the German as he took charge of Bundesliga giants Bayern in April.
Asked about the possibility of Barry’s departure to take the top job with Ireland, Tuchel told a Bayern press conference: “That’s not true. We can forget about it.”
Barry has previously turned down managerial roles in England and the FAI would be required to pay compensation to Bayern if they were to free him from his contract with the perennial German champions.
Anyone connected to any club or country is off limits for Ireland sadly. Barry would of been a risk but a risk that would of been more interesting than a Bruce or a Big Sam contender. I have little hopes on Ireland getting there first choice manager.
@Leighton Cullen: As bad as we are I think the ireland job would still be an upgrade from England u21s so he’s probably the best we can hope for
@Daire O’Reilly: Lee Carlsley is*
@Leighton Cullen: for the love of God can they look outside the usual journey men. Look outside the box. Do research’ on it and interview people. Surely there’s someone on the continent who can do they job. Forget some of the ridiculous names been flung about
@Denis cremin: If any research was done Anthony Barry would be one of the main contenders without a doubt
@Dennis Cremmin: Also, for the love of God, go away and learn the difference between “being” and “been” and don’t bother pretending it’s a typo. Call me a whatever Nazi if you like, but do it for your own sake. It’s mortifying to be fair. You got a free education in a first world country ffs.
@Louis Jacob: same as for ‘lose’ and ‘loose’ Louis, for some unknown reason it really upsets me :-(((