Germany “close”
After leaving the Russian first division club FK Krasnodar, Daniel Farke can imagine jobs in the Bundesliga or an English league. “Based on my CV, it is obvious that these are the two markets that suit me best. I know and appreciate England, Germany is my home and the Bundesliga is a top product, also internationally,” Farke told the Süddeutsche Zeitung. The contract of the 45-year-old from East Westphalia in Krasnodar was terminated by mutual agreement after the start of the Russian attack on Ukraine.
Farke (formerly also with Borussia Dortmund II) only signed for two and a half years in southern Russia in January. He left the club after just seven weeks without having played a single game as a coach. He has very clear ideas for his next engagement. “I like it when I can take a club to a higher level. For example: forming a team from a middle-class club that can play in Europe,” said Farke: “Or transforming a Europa League team into a Champions League team. (…) The next step, the next level and bringing a winning mentality into a team, into a club: That’s what appeals to me.”
Farke, who led English second division club Norwich City twice to the Premier League, did not answer directly whether he would soon be seen in the Bundesliga. He said: “I will only take on a project that I am 100 percent convinced of. And where I have the feeling that the ideas of the club and mine are absolutely the same. When and where that will be the case – we will see.”
2 new, 5 still missing: The Bundesliga coaches for the 2022/23 season
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