Thomas Tuchel’s love for English football began in the garden of his family home in Krumbach, Bavaria, when he used to re-enact great European matches as a young boy.
His imagination was captured by one of London’s most famous clubs — although not the one his new employers would have preferred.
After his Borussia Dortmund side had sealed progress to the quarter-finals of the Europa League at the expense of Tottenham in March 2016, Tuchel sat in the media suite at the old White Hart Lane and revealed his fondness for Spurs.