Borussia Dormtund eye Ajax manager Peter Bosz to replace Thomas Tuchel as next club head coach
Bosz's rival Giovanni van Bronckhort also in contention to replace Thomas Tuchel at Bundesliga giants
BORUSSIA DORTMUND want Peter Bosz to become their next manager.
According to , Ajax coach Bosz is under consideration by the German giants to take over from Thomas Tuchel.
Bosz, 53, is thought to have impressed Dortmund chiefs this season by reaching the Europa League final with a squad of youngsters.
Dortmund's own squad has just an average age of 25 and Bosz fits the bill with his attacking philosophy.
He also speaks German, having spent a short stint playing for Hansa Rostock in 1998.
Nice gaffer Lucien Favre has already rejected the role, with Bosz's rival Giovanni van Bronckhort also in contention.
But Bosz has previously confirmed that there is no release clause in his contract and that he's happy at Ajax.
After defeat to Manchester United in Stockholm, he said: "I do not know how the team will look exactly, but I will be the coach.
"In my previous clubs I had clauses in my contract, not with Ajax. That says something."
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Tuchel walked away from Dortmund after clinching the German Cup with a Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.
Hans-Joachim Watzke, the Bundesliga side’s CEO, had admitted his relationship with Tuchel became strained over the decision to face Monaco just a day after the bomb blasts.
The squad was left shaken and defender Marc Barta needed a wrist operation after three explosions hit the Dortmund bus on the way to their first leg at the Westfalenstadion on April 11.
Tuchel claimed that he had not been involved in the decision “at all” to play the game just 24 hours later.
The Bavarian, 43, was thought to be on Arsenal's radar before Arsene Wenger finally signed a new deal this week.