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This article appeared on the transfer market in its first version at 9:50 a.m. and was then updated.
Hertha BSC spoke with success coach Ralf Rangnick about returning to Germany – apparently without success. As the “Picture“Reports that the 66-year-old could have taken over the position of sports director in the capital or could act as a kind of mastermind in the background. Accordingly, Berlin’s President Fabian Drescher is said to have already negotiated with Rangnick in Vienna.
Rangnick has been training the Austrian national team since summer 2022 and has a point cut of 1.86. With the ÖFB team, he left the European Championship in the round of 16 in 2024. In the World Cup qualification, the Alpine Republic started optimally with two wins from two games. However, in the past there have always been discrepancies between Rangnick and the top of the association. His contract runs until the end of the year.
Dem “Kicker“According to, there was an informal conversation between Hertha and Rangnick, but a commitment will not come about. The main reason is that he wants with the ÖFB team to the 2026 World Cup. Although Rangnick is quite exciting at Hertha, the late time of the request and the structural and financial framework would also speak against a change.
Rangnick with many successful coaching stations
Hertha had only ended the past season in eleventh place. Under coach Stefan Leitl, however, it was a bit upwards again. Rangnick once had Hannover 96, the TSG Hoffenheim and RB Leipzig led to the Bundesliga. Especially in Leipzig, he was the initiator of the successful football project. Before his commitment in Austria, he also worked for the English record champion Manchester United. He rejected an offer from FC Bayern last year.