Thomas Tuchel : I don't have any Loyalty to one club ,am a manager and I will do my job - Tuchel response to Chelsea raid.

 Thomas Tuchel : I don't have any Loyalty to one club ,am a manager and I will do my job - Tuchel response to Chelsea raid.

Chelsea request granted as Bayern Munich begin talks for key asset

Former Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel is keen to bring Blues’ coach Anthony Barry with him to Bayern Munich, with the German side confident of completing the capture

Head coach Thomas Tuchel of FC Bayern Muenchen during a press conference at Allianz Arena on March 25, 2023 in Munich, Germany.

Thomas Tuchel was appointed Bayern Munich manager last week (Image: 2023 FC Bayern)

Bayern Munich have granted new manager Thomas Tuchel's request to bring a key asset with him to the Allianz Arena. The German club have made an official request to Chelsea for the services of coach Anthony Barry, and are 'confident' of finalising the move.

The former Blues manager worked with Barry during his time at Stamford Bridge, and made no secret of wanting to add him to his newly-formed backroom staff at Bayern. Tuchel's public desire to bring the highly-regarded coach, after replacing Julian Nagelsmann in the dugout last Friday, reportedly annoyed his former employers.

Now, Florian Plettenberg of Sky Germany is reporting that Bayern are "working on his transfer now". While Chelsea are in "no hurry to let him go", "all parties are confident that his move to Bayern will happen".

In just a few years, having initially joined during Frank Lampard's Blues tenure, Barry has made a big mark on Chelsea. Before Todd Boehly placed his faith in Brighton boss Graham Potter, it was reported he was keen on placing the 36-year-old in temporary charge, after he was said to be the 'brains' behind much of Chelsea's success in recent times, including the 2021 Champions League title.

Barry was also believed to be responsible for transforming the Blues into one of the Premier League's leading set-piece specialists, and had been previously linked with an exit from Stamford Bridge before this seemingly inevitable departure. Tuchel's admiration for Barry is evidenced by the former Blues boss having done everything to fend off interest from Cardiff City, Aberdeen and Tranmere Rovers, who were all vying for his services in a managerial capacity, according to the Times.

In January last year, the German wrote in a pre-match Chelsea programme : "It is important for us that we have many different players performing and we have many different goalscorers this season. I said after the Malmo game last week that it is a good sign when Andreas starts to score - and I think our set-piece coach, Anthony Barry, can be very, very proud.