Major trophies won: 1 Bundesliga
Premier League record: N / A
Did you know: Only Hansi Flick (88.9%) has a better winning percentage of a Bayern Munich manager in the Champions League than Nagelsmann’s 83.3%.
Nagelsmann first impressed with his work at Hoffenheim, where he became the youngest head coach in Bundesliga history at the age of 28, leading them from relegation struggles to the Champions League.
He then took RB Leipzig to the Champions League semi-finals in 2020 and Bayern Munich naturally came calling.
But although he won the Bundesliga title in his first season, he reportedly fell out with key players and did not survive a full second season.
In 2023, Nagelsmann took charge of a German team in transition, and they were narrowly beaten in the quarter-finals of Euro 2024 by eventual winners Spain, but resigned this summer after the Mannschaft were humiliated by Paraguay in the last 32 of the World Cup.
At just 39 years old, his reputation may have suffered a little, but the German is still considered one of the best coaches in Europe. Manchester United’s director of recruitment, Christopher Vivell, also knows him well having worked together at RB Leipzig.
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