Could Thomas Tuchel be the answer to all of Bayern Munich's problems?

The search for a new Bayern Munich coach has been a bizarre circus. A search that feels unnecessary considering that in Thomas Tuchel, the right coach might already be in charge.

Bayern Munich director of sport Max Eberl must feel like he is a star player these days. When the 50-year-old met with the press following Bayern’s 2-0 win over Wolfsburg last Sunday, it was like listening to an echo. While the Bayern boss was speaking to the media, an interview that Eberl had previously given to Sky was playing almost simultaneously on the monitors above our heads.

The message? The same repeatedly. “Of course, we would like to be further in our search,” Eberl said. “We are in talks. Not just with one candidate. And we want to find a new coach as quickly as possible.”

Then Eberl continued complaining about the amount of public noise that had accompanied the coaching search. “There's so much noise, not only from you, the media, but also from the protagonists themselves—the opposing party in particular has sometimes been very public about it,” Eberl said. “For me, the way things work is different. Usually, people speak behind closed doors. You either reach an agreement or don’t, and you go separate ways.”

Eberl delivered a similar message in the mixed zone the previous week following Bayern’s 3-1 defeat to VfB Stuttgart. This message was geared to Unai Emery, Roberto De Zerbi, and Ralf Rangnick.