ENGLAND BOSS TUCHEL ALLOWED TO WORK FROM HOME IN GERMANY AND SKIP MATCHES

Thomas Tuchel has not been seen in Premier League grounds on some weekends (Picture: Getty)

England boss Thomas Tuchel has not attended any of the last three Premier League weekends due to a work-from-home arrangement with the FA, it has emerged.

Tuchel was appointed as Gareth Southgate’s successor in October last year but did not begin his job full-time until the start of the New Year.

While England’s first game under Tuchel’s stewardship is not until late March against Albania, the German has been seen in various Premier League grounds as he watches over potential members of his first squad.

However, concerns have now arisen after it was noted that the former Chelsea boss has not been seen at any grounds over the last three Premier League gameweeks despite only starting his new job a little more than six weeks ago.

The Times now report that the FA have afforded Tuchel the flexibility to work from home in a move that will allow him to make regular trips back to Germany to visit his family.

It is a move not too dissimilar from the head coach of the England women’s team, Sarina Wiegman, who has carried out her role whilst commuting from her family home in the Netherlands.

There is also no suggestion that Tuchel has not been watching games despite not being in attendance. He is also said to have made several trips to the national team’s base, St George’s Park.

Tuchel has missed the last three weekends of Premier League action (Picture: Getty)

Tuchel is on an 18-month contract with a £5million salary (Picture: Getty)

Tuchel attended four games across the first weekend in his new role at the start of January but then missed both midweek Carabao Cup semi-final first legs as well as a full slate of FA Cup third-round action the following weekend.

The 51-year-old did then attend seven games across the next six days – from January 14 to 22 – which included the north London derby and Manchester City’s Champions League clash with Paris Saint-Germain.

More recently, Tuchel has been in Milan to watch England veteran Kyle Walker at his new club on February 2 and in Madrid to keep tabs on Jude Bellingham six days later.

But he also missed another weekend slate of Premier League action at the start of February as well as the fourth round of the FA Cup which included Marcus Rashford’s debut for Aston Villa against Tottenham on February 9.

Tuchel’s predecessor, Gareth Southgate, was a regular in the stands (Picture: Getty)

Tuchel was seen back in England for City’s clash with Real Madrid last Tuesday and watched Harry Kane in action in Munich on Saturday.

However, he once again opted against seeing any Premier League action last weekend, although he was in the stands for Chelsea’s clash with Brighton on Friday.

Defending Tuchel’s current working arrangments, a statement from the FA told The Times: ‘Thomas has attended 17 matches — both in England and abroad — to watch English players since he joined us in January, and is working full-time to assess players for his first squad announcement next month.’

- Ben Fleming