Another name on a trainer list
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The end of coach Kees van Wonderen has been considered a decided thing since his criticism of the bosses of Schalke 04. But even beforehand, there was speculation about possible successors from the coming season. According to “Sky”, another has been added: Markus Begin. According to this, the royal blue have an eye on the 50-year-old from 1st FC Kaiserslautern.
Second division competitor FCK is aware of the Schalke interest, it is said. But regardless of this, a separation in summer is also possible, because despite the fact that one is involved in the promotion race, there is dissatisfaction after three defeats in a row. The Red Devils came to the beginning last summer and won an average of 1.53 points in 32 games.
Kaiserslautern will not just let the trainer who owned a contract until 2026. For a change to the Gelsenkircheners, a transfer fee is between 500,000 euros and one million euros. Questionable whether the highly indebted Schalke can afford this. There has been no official request from the FCK yet.
Baumann and the beginning at Schalke reunited?
The driving force behind the interest in the beginning is said to be the future sports director Frank Baumann, who appreciates the coach very much and knows about his time at Werder Bremen. In 2021 he said at the beginning: “At his previous stations as head coach in professional football, he showed that he can create a lot from different circumstances that he can show winning mentality and develop a team. In addition, he has already gained experience in a challenging environment of a traditional association and is an absolute expert in the 2. League.” These qualities should also be in demand at Schalke. At that time, Baumann had to be released after just a few months in the course of its Corona affair.
Before the beginning, the names of the former Schalke coach Domenico Tedesco, SC Paderborns Lukas Kwasniok and once more from Raúl, who had once gone on goals for Schalke. With the beginning, someone who already knows the concise could come. At active times, he played five games for S04 in 1997/98.