The 2024/25 season is now underway and a number of high-profile football managers are currently out of work and looking for their next challenge.
Managers are only ever a few bad results away from the sack and a lot of clubs will make managerial changes during the season.
They will be able to appoint former Champions League and Premier League-winning managers without paying any compensation fees.
We’ve taken a look at 10 of the best football managers who are currently out of work and have also included any speculation about their next job.
Thomas Tuchel
Tuchel boasts a trophy-winning pedigree, having won two Ligue 1 titles, a Bundesliga title, the Champions League, the FIFA World Club Cup, the UEFA Super Cup and five domestic cup competitions.
He held talks with Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe in the summer and is a leading candidate to succeed Erik ten Hag, who is on borrowed time at Old Trafford.
“I’d rather not answer,” Tuchel said when asked about a potential return to the Premier League. “But it is no secret that I loved it at Chelsea, I loved it in England, and I loved it in the Premier League for sure.
“It was a very, very special time in England, and I remember it well.”
🥇 Thomas Tuchel voted #TheBest FIFA Men’s Coach of 2021 👏👏👏#UCL pic.twitter.com/y8MbD6DySD
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) January 17, 2022
Jurgen Klopp
Klopp won a Premier League title, the Champions League, the FIFA World Club Cup, a UEFA Super Cup, the FA Cup and two League Cups during his eight-and-a-half-years at Liverpool.
The 57-year-old cited fatigue as a primary factor in his decision to leave Anfield at the end of the 2023/24 season, and he revealed that he intends to take a year-long break from coaching.
He recently rejected an offer to take over as USMNT head coach and has reportedly been identified as a long-term successor to Germany manager Julian Nagelsmann, whose contract runs until the end of the 2026 World Cup.
Xavi Hernandez
After hanging up his boots in 2019, Xavi started his managerial career at Al Sadd and led the Qatari club to seven trophies in two-and-a-half years.
The 44-year-old returned to Barcelona as head coach in November 2021 and won La Liga and the Spanish Super Cup in his first full season in charge.
Despite revoking his decision to step down at the end of the 2023/24 season, he was sacked by Barcelona after publicly speaking about the club’s financial struggles.
“Nothing is closed,” he said when asked about his next job. “I’m a professional, let’s see what happens in the future. Of course, I’m open [to a new job], but I think 100% I need to rest a little bit.”
Zinedine Zidane
Zidane enjoyed two trophy-laden spells in charge of Real Madrid, winning three Champions Leagues, two La Liga titles, two UEFA Super Cups and two FIFA World Club Cups.
He has been out of work since he left Madrid at the end of the 2020/21 season and has rejected approaches from various national teams, including the USMNT, Portugal, Brazil and Algeria.
The 52-year-old also revealed he won’t work in England due to the language barrier, and he is reportedly waiting for the French national team job.
Massimiliano Allegri
Allegri won five Serie A titles, five Coppa Italia trophies and two Italian Super Cups during his two spells in charge of Juventus.
But he was sacked by the club following his aggressive behaviour in the 2023/24 Coppa Italia final and is now considering his options.
“Allegri is looking for an interesting project to coach with his characteristics, his beliefs that are clear to everyone,” his agent said. “I think he has shown something in these years, he loves his job and will wait for an important project.”
This is the last moment of Max Allegri’s second stint at Juventus. What a way to go out!pic.twitter.com/hkFGIXuqGf
— Get Italian Football News (@_GIFN) May 17, 2024
Sergio Conceicao
Conceicao forged a brilliant reputation in Portugal after leading Porto to three league titles, four Portuguese Cups, one Portuguese League Cup and three Portuguese Super Cups in a seven-year stint.
He left the club by mutual consent at the end of the 2023/24 season and held talks with Marseille in the summer before they hired Roberto De Zerbi.
The 49-year-old could now become Cristiano Ronaldo’s next manager as he has been linked with Saudi Pro League side Al Nassr.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
Solskjaer had some great moments in the Manchester United dugout and led the club to two top-three Premier League finishes.
The 51-year-old is currently working as a technical director for UEFA but has discussed his desire to return to management.
“I’ve got at least one club job in me,” he said. “It has to be an interesting one, somewhere, an adventure, somewhere I can be myself.
“No disrespect but after you’ve managed Manchester United for three years it’s like where do you go? I want to feel that pressure again. When you see the games, you miss it.”
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Gareth Southgate
Southgate had a memorable eight-year spell in charge of England and led his country to the finals of two major tournaments.
The former Middlesbrough manager decided to step down following the 2-1 defeat against Spain at the Euro 2024 final and could now return to club football.
He has admirers at Manchester United while Everton have reportedly identified the 50-year-old as a candidate to replace Sean Dyche, who is under pressure after a difficult start to the 2024/25 season.
Graham Potter
After impressing at Ostersund, Swansea City and Brighton & Hove Albion, Potter established himself as one of Europe’s most exciting young coaches.
His reputation took a hit during a difficult seven-month stay at Chelsea but he hasn’t been short of offers in the last 18 months, rejecting approaches from Leicester City, Lyon, Ajax and the Sweden national team.
“I spoke to a few clubs but it wasn’t the right thing,” he said. “It was important I was patient and waited for the right opportunity and took the time with the family to reflect and think about what I wanted to do.
“Now I’m in that good place where I’m happy to be ready and looking forward to the next challenge.”
The 49-year-old is in contention to succeed Southgate as England manager and has also been linked with Everton and Southampton.
Potterball finished perfectly by Pascal. 🤤 pic.twitter.com/LRgxHWGnBv
— Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) May 8, 2022
David Moyes
Moyes has managed over 1,100 games in a career that has seen him work at Preston, Everton, Manchester United, Real Sociedad, Sunderland and West Ham.
He won the UEFA Europa Conference League with the Hammers in 2022/23 but left the club when his contract expired at the end of the 2023/24 season.
The 61-year-old is now a technical observer at UEFA but would reportedly be interested in a return to Everton, having spent 11 years with the Toffees between 2002 and 2013.
Honourable mentions: Joachim Low, Maurizio Sarri, Edin Terzic, Niko Kovac, Rudi Garcia, Lucien Favre, Rafa Benitez, Frank Lampard.
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