Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel confirmed on Friday that he will leave the club as previously agreed, despite recent talks over a potential U-turn on that decision.
"This is my last press conference at Säbener Straße. The agreement from February still stands. There were discussions again, but we couldn't reach an agreement. So, we're sticking with the agreement from February," he said in a news conference.
"It's obviously tough. Results like in the Champions League against Lazio, Arsenal and Real Madrid bring you together. The feedback from recent weeks was the foundation for us having a discussion. But we couldn't reach an agreement. I won't name the reasons."
Tuchel, who led Chelsea to the Champions League title in 2021, replaced Julian Nagelsmann at the helm in late March 2023 on a contract until 2025.
But after several setbacks it was agreed by mutual consent in February that Tuchel would leave after this season which Bayern will end without a trophy for the first time since 2012.
Bayern, however, were unable to find a new coach so far, with preferred candidates such as Xabi Alonso, Ralf Rangnick and Nagelsmann saying they will remain in their present jobs.
German media this week reported that Bayern bosses were trying to persuade Tuchel to stay on as coach beyond.
However, Tuchel reportedly wanted full public backing from the entire Bayern leadership, after former Bayern president Uli Hoeness recently accused him of rather signing new expensive players than nurturing talents from club's academy.
Tuchel also wanted a longer contract to not be seeing as a mere place holder until 2025, when Bayer Leverkusen's Alonso and outgoing Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp could be available.