According to media reports, Pirmin Schwegler from Eintracht Frankfurt is to become the new sports director at VfL Wolfsburg. “kicker” and “Wolfsburger Allgemeine Zeitung” reported this unanimously.
Accordingly, the two Bundesliga football clubs are said to have reached an agreement and the change will take place this week.
Since the beginning of the year, Schwegler has been working as head of professional football alongside sports director Markus Krösche and sports director Timmo Hardung at his former club Eintracht, where he was once captain.
At Lower Saxony, who are looking for a successor in the sports director position after separating from Sebastian Schindzielorz, Schwegler would in future be placed under managing director Peter Christiansen.
Previously, Andreas Schicker from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and Hannover 96 managing director Marcus Mann had rejected VfL Wolfsburg.