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.
If the semi’s are anything to go by, this should make it a cracking final.
It will be an amazing match and a night to remember!
Is this the World Cup final If so it’s been very low key, Come on USA!!
Any chance of your number Hil? You sound exactly like my type
The motivator (Klopp)
vs.
the tactician (heynckes)
The tactician to to win in the end, Bayern 3-1 and muller (as always) first scorer.
Should be a great game, I hope Dortmund can do it!
Gundogen versus Schweiny. In already getting tent pants just thinking about it.
Hillary if you keep going you might get that lovely arm of yours around your neck !!
Only joking.
Dortmund 7-2. I wonder hmmmm
Think bayern will beat them 3-1 that’s my bet for the match
Those were two worthy winners up there, though both sides had aging players and disappeared off the radar after those successes. Great to see them back again.
@ Denis
The Germans shouldn’t get too carried away.
Meaning: Don’t start boasting, try to be modest. And they are fairly modest about it all.
You took this in the wrong way and then went on from there.
…There’s always one trying to rain on the parade.
Who is trying to rain on the parade…..
The Germans shouldn’t get too carried away.
We’ve already had an all-Spanish, Italian and English final.
Real Madrid vs. Valenica, AC Milan vs. Juventus, Man Utd vs. Chelsea.
Barcelona, Man Utd and the other big boys will be back next year…..
Who’s getting carried away? All they said was its great to have an all German final!
They didn’t declare they are the worlds greatest league like so many players and commentators in England do, nor did they mention anything about next year…
There’s always one trying to rain on the parade, just enjoy the spectacle of two very attacking teams trying to dismantle each other!