Erik Ten Hag Named Head Coach Of Bundesliga Side Bayer Leverkusen

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Last Updated:May 26, 2025, 17:29 IST

The 55-year-old erstwhile Ajax and Man United coach, penned a declaration binding him to the German broadside until 2027.

Erik Ten Hag. (X)

Dutch manager Erik Ten Hag is acceptable to instrumentality connected the helm of Bundesliga nine Bayer Leverkusen pursuing the departure of Xabi Alonso to negociate Spanish giants Real Madrid.

The 55-year-old erstwhile Ajax and Man United coach, penned a declaration binding him to the German broadside until 2027.

“I’ve travel to Leverkusen to proceed with the ambition shown successful caller years," the Dutchman said successful a statement.

“It’s an charismatic situation to acceptable up thing unneurotic successful this play of alteration and make an ambitious team," Ten Hag added.

Leverkusen sporting manager Simon Rolfes stated that the Dutch gaffer is “an experienced manager with awesome sporting successes."

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Ten Hag, who was tasked with the herculean task of restoring English giants United to their aged glory, led the Red Devils to a FA Cup rubric earlier being sacked midway done the pursuing play to beryllium replaced by ruben Amorim.

“Erik demonstrated his prime arsenic a manager with the ensuing occurrence astatine Manchester United nether hard circumstances astatine times," Rolfes added.

Ten Hag, who spearheaded Ajax to aggregate league titles and a heavy tally astatine the UEFA Champions League successful the twelvemonth 2018/19 play marked by the Dutch side’s demolition of Spanish heavyweights Real Madrid, came nether immense scrutiny during his clip arsenic the brag of a Man United broadside with heavy flowing issues that yet proved excessively large for the Dutchman to hole singlehandedly.

Ajax wanted to bring Ten Hag backmost to the Netherlands Capital pursuing the departure of caput manager Francesco Farioli, nether whom the Dutch giants capitulated a 9-point pb to yet decorativeness 2nd down PSV, who clinched the Eredivisie rubric from nether Ajax’s nose. However, Leverkusen beating Ajax to the signature of the tactician means that the Dutch portion volition person to look elsewhere for an capable replacement.

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