The 50-year-old discussed it during his pre-match media duties before Bayern’s Bundesliga clash with Frankfurt on Saturday afternoon. “Even though this topic is good for me when they [the fans] wish you to stay, it’s not something that is a priority,” Tuchel explained.

“It isn’t allowed to be a priority. In the next 11 days it’s only about football, nothing else.

Whether it’s pleasant or unpleasant, I don’t allow myself to be influenced by it.” The petition is clear in its aim and demands that the Bayern chiefs backtrack on their dismissal of Tuchel.

It defends the boss, claiming he has had to operate with an ‘injury-plagued’ outfit. The fans’ statement reads: “FC Bayern decided to dismiss Thomas Tuchel in the summer after the defeat against VFL Bochum.

What an atrocious decision! “Thomas Tuchel, also known as ‘Juppel’, never had it easy in Munich.

Despite the negative media coverage surrounding him and the personnel situation with the injury-plagued Munich team, the Champions League winner led his team to the semi-finals of the Champions League. ‘With all due respect to candidates like [Unai] Emery or Rangnick, these coaches can’t hold a candle to ‘Juppel.'”

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