Favorite as a ten-Hag successor
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A “new” name germinates around the Bayer 04 Leverkusen coaching search. As the “picture” reports, the Danish Kasper Hjulmand is a candidate for the vacant position at the Werkelf after the separation from Erik Ten Hag. Those responsible would deal with the 53-year-old, who already trained in the Bundesliga from July 2014 to February 2015, 1st FSV Mainz 05. The most recently brought into play Poseteclou (most recently Tottenham) and Thiago Motta (most recently Juventus) are not an issue.
Update 8:59 p.m.: “Sky” followed his own information on Sunday evening and reported that Bayer is in advanced talks with top favorite Hjulmand.
Hjulmand was most recently national coach in his country, coached the Danish selection from August 2020 to July 2024 in 54 games and came up with a point cut of 1.93. In the 2021 European Championships, which was postponed due to the Corona pandemic, was only in the semi-finals against England. His last international match was the 0-2 in the European Central Final 2024 against Germany. Hjulmand was also on the list at Bayer 04 after the fixed farewell to Success Coach Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid before the Dutchman Ten HAG.
Hjulmand’s Aalborger was reportedly the alternative to Alonso and in 2021 to its predecessor Gerardo Seoane in autumn 2022. The “kicker” speculates that the Leverkuseners are still standing without a new head coach because the chosen man may have an ongoing employment contract. The once more traded Hjulmand is without a club, but is still available to the Danish Football Association for the new campus. As arguments for the employment of Hjulmand at Bayer 04, the media experience its experience with world stars, linguistic skills – perfect English and good German – and empathy. He would also play preferably with the 3-4-2-1 system practiced at Bayer 04.
The time for a decision is for the Doubles winner of 2024. “We hope that the training may be kept by someone next week, but I can’t give insurance here in any case,” said Managing Director Fernando Carro on the sidelines of the DFL General Assembly. “We work hard so that we can find a solution quickly, but they know what it is in business. You only have a security when you have signed,” said the 61-year-old.
Jaissle, Xavi & Co.: List of candidates at Bayer Leverkusen is getting smaller
Most recently, in addition to Posetecoglou, for example, the clubless Roger Schmidt, Edin Terzic, Marco Rose and Europa-League winner Verzecoglou as well as Claudio Giráldez from Celta Vigo and AFC-Champions League winner Matthias Jaissle from Al-Ali in Saudi Arabia. The latter and ex-BVB coach Terzic had recently excluded “Sky” because an experienced coach was being sought who can quickly produce hierarchies and shape a team and, in the best case, know the Bundesliga and has to show success. Ex-World Class player Raúl circulated in Spanish media as an option. According to “Marca” and “Sky”, the first talks with Barcelona legend Xavi were held. The Spanish newspaper had reported that it immediately canceled and could not currently imagine a return to football. The “picture”, on the other hand, had reported that the 45-year-old was not an issue in Leverkusen.
For the time being, Ten Hag’s previous assistant Andries Ulderink and Rogier Meijer lead the Leverkusen training. According to the “kicker”, as well as U19 coach Sergi Runge, the duo is not given any chances of a permanent takeover. On Friday evening (8:30 p.m.) the Werkself will meet Eintracht Frankfurt at home.
