Former Manchester United coach Erik ten Hag on Monday was confirmed as the brand new supervisor of Bundesliga membership Bayer Leverkusen, succeeding Xabi Alonso who left for Actual Madrid. The 55-year-old who helped United win two home cups, was sacked in October 2024 after the membership began the season with 4 defeats in 9 league matches.
“Bayer 04 are the most effective golf equipment in Germany and in addition among the many prime golf equipment in Europe. The membership gives excellent situations, I’ve been very impressed with the discussions of the administration. I’ve come to Leverkusen to proceed with the ambition proven in recent times. It’s a horny problem to arrange one thing collectively on this interval of change and develop an formidable staff,” the Dutch supervisor stated in a launch issued by the German membership.
He inherits a staff that completed second within the Bundesliga and reached the German Cup semifinals this season. Leverkusen gained each competitions beneath Alonso the yr earlier than and have become the primary unbeaten Bundesliga champion ever.
Erik ten Hag indicators with Bayer 04 as our new head coach till 2027!✍️
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— Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@bayer04_en) May 26, 2025
“With Erik ten Hag we now have introduced in an skilled coach with spectacular success on the pitch. His six title wins at Ajax had been distinctive. With three league titles and two home cup wins he and Ajax dominated Dutch soccer from 2018 to 2022. And Erik demonstrated his high quality as a coach with the following success at Manchester United beneath troublesome circumstances at instances. Our concepts of soccer coincide. With technically demanding and dominant soccer, we need to stick with it within the Werkself model and intention for the best targets within the Bundesliga, DFB Pokal and Champions League,” sporting managing director Simon Rolfes stated.
Ten Hag beforehand succeeded in bringing the great instances again to Ajax, main the largest staff within the Netherlands to 3 Eredivisie titles and the Champions League semifinals in entertaining model in 2019. Ajax reportedly needed to convey Ten Hag again as Francesco Farioli’s alternative after his staff’s late-season meltdown allowed PSV Eindhoven clinch the Eredivisie title.
At Leverkusen, Ten Hag will likely be charged with sustaining the staff’s upward trajectory beneath Alonso, although he’ll possible have to do it with a much-changed aspect.
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