Bundesliga
Ten HAG becomes Alonso successor to Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen found a new coach after the departure from Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid: Erik Ten Hag. The ex-coach from Man-United has to step in huge footsteps.
The Dutch Erik Ten Hag becomes the new coach of Bayer Leverkusen. The 55-year-old receives a contract with the Rhinelander until 2027, as the Bundesliga club announced. Ten HAG is officially presented in the afternoon. He succeeds successful coach Xabi Alonso, who will train Real Madrid in the future.
“With Erik Ten HAG we rely on an experienced trainer with impressive sporting success. His six title gains with Ajax Amsterdam were exceptional”said sports director Simon Rolfes. Ten Hag emphasized that Bayer was “One of the best clubs in Germany and is also part of the extended European elite. The club offers excellent conditions.”
Phase of upheaval
Ten Hag did not speak directly of title gains. “I came to Leverkusen to confirm the ambitions grown in recent years”said the former coach of the Bayern amateurs. Instead, ten Hag spoke of one “Phase of upheaval” And away from “to develop an ambitious team.”
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Last season reached the “Workself” With coach Xabi Alonso Historical: The first championship in club history and on top of that the DFB Cup victory-the double was perfect. Now Leverkusen is again vice checks, second behind Bavaria. The new old master from Munich was hardly dangerous throughout the season. In the end, the two clubs separate 13 points. In the DFB Cup semi-final, the Leverkusen stare ensemble around Florian Wirtz and Co. also flew out against third division club Arminia Bielefeld
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In addition to coach Alonso, Leverkusen is probably losing several top performers this summer. The transfer -free departure from Jonathan Tah has already been determined, Florian Wirtz is moving to Liverpool FC. Jeremie Frimpong should also change there, the Dutch has an exit clause. In addition, the future of striker Victor Boniface and full -back Alejandro Grimaldo is open.
Title with Ajax and Manchester
Until the end, the Doubles winner from 2024 is also said to have been interested in Alonso’s Spanish compatriots CESC Fàbregas. The current coach of the Italian first division team Como 1907 is to continue to fulfill its contract there for the time being.
Ten HAG was always traded as a candidate after Alonso’s departure was announced. The former coach of the second team of Bayern Munich had its most successful time as a coach of Ajax Amsterdam from late 2017 to summer 2022. In the period, he was three times the Dutch champion and twice cup winner.
With Manchester United, he ever won the FA Cup and the league cup, but was constantly criticized in his two years of work. In October 2024 he was on leave from the English.
Erik Ten Hag is the successor to a folk hero
One thing is clear: in Leverkusen he steps in huge footsteps. Alonso made a popular hero at Bayer. The Spaniard helped the Leverkuseners to take off their vice-kuse image and wrote a success story that has not been existent to the club.
Alonso won the double from the championship and DFB Cup with Bayer last year and also moved into the Europa League final. In the past season he became second in the table with the Werkself behind the Bavaria.
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Source: Stern
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