Former Manchester United head coach Erik ten Hag was formally sacked on Monday by Bayer Leverkusen, the German membership introduced. Ten Hag took cost of Bayer Leverkusen in the summertime, after Xabi Alonso ended his extremely profitable, title-winning spell to depart the German staff to hitch Actual Madrid forward of the FIFA Membership World Cup. After a disappointing teaching spell at Manchester United, Ten Hag hoped to begin a brand new chapter within the German Bundesliga, however was sacked after the second match of the league season. Leverkusen misplaced the opening house sport of the season to Hoffenheim earlier than drawing 3-3 towards 10-man Werder Bremen within the second sport of the Bundesliga season.
Bayer Leverkusen managing director Simon Rolfes spoke to the official web site of the German membership in regards to the sudden determination. “It was not a simple one for us. No one wished to take this step. Nevertheless, the previous few weeks have proven that constructing a brand new and profitable staff with this setup is just not possible. We firmly imagine within the high quality of our staff and can now do the whole lot we will to take the following steps in our improvement with a brand new setup.”
Fernando Carro, Bayer Leverkusen CEO, mentioned: “A parting of the way at this early stage of the season is painful, however we felt it was mandatory. We stay dedicated to reaching our targets for the season — and to try this, we’d like the absolute best situations in any respect ranges and throughout all the first staff. Now it is a matter of absolutely implementing and using these situations once more.”
It was a busy finish of August for some managers round Europe, particularly in the case of former Manchester United coaches. Final week Besiktas sacked Ole Gunnar Solskjær after failing to qualify for the UEFA Convention League’s league section whereas Fenerbahce parted methods with Jose Mourinho after the Champions League’s playoff elimination towards Benfica on Wednesday. And now. a number of days later, Bayer Leverkusen determined to fireside ten Hag and can now search for one other head coach after a disappointing begin of the 2025-26 season.
