Leverkusen Appoint Hjulmand To Succeed Ten Hag

Bayer Leverkusen person appointed Kasper Hjulmand arsenic caput manager pursuing the sack of Erik 10 Hag past week aft conscionable 2 games successful charge.

The erstwhile Denmark manager has signed a declaration until the summertime of 2027 with the Bundesliga club.

The 53-year-old Dane guided his state to the European Championship semi-finals successful 2021, wherever they narrowly mislaid to England aft other time.

“It is an honour to beryllium entrusted with specified a team,” Hjulmand said.

“I americium present precise motivated to assistance signifier the aboriginal of Bayer Leverkusen with some established and breathtaking caller players.”

Hjulmand’s assignment ended a turbulent play for the nine who dismissed erstwhile Manchester United brag Ten Hag connected September 1.

The Dutchman had succeeded Xabi Alonso, who took Leverkusen to an unbeaten league and cupful Double successful 2023-24 – the club’s archetypal Bundesliga rubric – earlier departing for Real Madrid successful the summer.

Leverkusen sporting manager Simon Rolfes said hiring Ten Hag was an error, but letting him proceed would person been “an adjacent bigger mistake”.

Runners-up past season, Leverkusen beryllium 12th aft collecting conscionable 1 constituent from their opening 2 matches successful the German apical flight.

Hjulmand, who led Nordsjaelland to their lone Danish rubric successful 2011-12, is expected to beryllium successful complaint for Leverkusen’s location lucifer against Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday.