The Dortmund coach renewed a tired club with a way of working ‘never seen before’ – it is understandable why he is being linked with a move to north London
After a disappointing Saturday afternoon, at least the funders of one of those aeroplanes hired to fly over The Hawthorns might have been pleased by news emerging from Germany the following day, as it was claimed that Arsenal had made Thomas Tuchel an offer to succeed Arsène Wenger.
Even if the Bild story has been flatly denied by Arsenal and seems like a deal highly unlikely to come to fruition right now, the Borussia Dortmund coach’s name is beginning to be more and more consistently linked with the Gunners. It’s viewed by many as a good fit on an ideological level – and the speculation is being kept alive by Tuchel’s current situation at Signal Iduna Park, where talks on his future are planned with CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke for the end of the season, even though he has a year more to run on his contract.
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Tuchel gave Mkhitaryan a copy of The Inner Game of Tennis which is about visualisation and clarity of thought
.@ArjenRobben doesn't take too kindly to be substituted...and his @FCBayernEN teammates find it hilarious. https://t.co/PTygcqj9E7
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