Rolfes talks about coaching search
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Bayer Leverkusen is obviously expensive to the record -breaking coaching of Erik Ten HAG. As the “Sport Bild” reports, the Dutch, which was already released from his tasks after two match days, receives a stately severance payment. Finally, the successor to Real Madrid, who was changed to Real Madrid, had signed a contract until 2027.
Accordingly, Ten HAG collects for his early 5 million euros. The further invoice of the magazine: including the salary since taking office in July, the 55-year-old will be cutting around 6 million euros. Included to 60 working days by the end of August, Ten HAG would have earned 100,000 euros per working day.
The obligation of Real Madrid’s routine veteran Lucas Vázquez shows that the discharge, unlike in a statement that is distributed over his consultant agency, should not have come so surprisingly. The 34-year-old was presented on August 26 as the 15th newcomer in Leverkusen-ten HAG was only included on that day when the deal had long been sealed and the medical check was also completed.
“Separating yourself from a trainer after just two league games is unprecedented,” criticized the instructor previously working for Ajax Amsterdam and Manchester United. Ten HAG is said to have lost the team at a record pace and have raised the bosses around CEO Fernando Carro and sports director Simon Rolfes. According to “The Athletic”, there was already indications during the Brazil tour that the chemistry between the coach and his team was not really right.
Bayer Leverkusen’s coaching search: Xavi is probably not an issue
Barcelona icon Xavi obviously doesn’t play a role in the search for a successor. According to the “Bild”, the 45-year-old was not contacted by Bayer 04, and there was nothing to do with the rumors from Spain. The speculations also circled the names Marco Rose, Roger Schmidt and Edin Terzic on Monday. Ideally, the Werkelf found a new external solution for the upcoming Bundesliga game against Eintracht Frankfurt on September 12th. For the time being, Ten Hag’s previous assistant Andries Ulderink and Rogier Meijer will run the training. According to the “kicker”, as well as U19 coach Sergi Runge, the duo is not given any chances of a permanent takeover.
“Of course, we rate internal solutions as well as external. We often occupy internally for many places in sports or in the scouting. This is not always the case with the coach. Basically, we rate both situations. The question is: What is important for the team now? What is important for the club?”, Rolfes is cited. For the Frankfurt game, the ex-professional announced a “clear solution”-either an internal or an external. “In any case, we will have a clear opinion up to the Frankfurt game and try to form more specifically this week,” said Rolfes.