Bayer Leverkusen sack manager Erik ten Hag after just two Bundesliga games | OneFootball

Bayer Leverkusen, Bundesliga champion in 2024 and runner-up in 2025, announced this Monday the dismissal of Dutch coach Erik ten Hag after just two rounds of the German Championship.

Erik ten Hag was hired at the end of May to succeed Spaniard Xabi Alonso, who signed with Real Madrid after spending nearly three seasons at Bayer Leverkusen, with whom he ended in 2024 the run of 11 consecutive league titles by Bayern Munich.

“This decision was not easy for us. No one wanted to take this step,” said Bayer sporting director Simon Rolfes in a statement.

Ten Hag, 55 years old, dismissed by Manchester United in October last year, leaves the club with a record of one home defeat against Hoffenheim (2-1, after leading) and a draw against Werder Bremen (3-3, after the team led 2-0 and 3-2).

In the German Cup, Bayer qualified for the round of 16 by thrashing modest Grossaspach (4th division) 4-0.

“Such an early separation in the season is painful, but it was necessary from our point of view. Our ambition remains to achieve the goals set for the season, and that requires the best possible conditions at all levels,” explained Leverkusen president, Spaniard Fernando Carro.

The club’s squad was considerably weakened with the departures of Florian Wirtz and Jeremie Frimpong (Liverpool), Granit Xhaka (Sunderland), Lukas Hradecky (Monaco), Jonathan Tah (Bayern), and Amine Adli (Bournemouth).

Leverkusen’s management must now look for a successor to Erik ten Hag. Bayer Leverkusen’s next match will be against Eintracht Frankfurt on September 12.

Read the club’s full statement:

“Bayer 04 Leverkusen has parted ways with coach Erik ten Hag. The decision was made by the shareholders’ committee, the club’s supervisory body, based on the recommendation of the Bayer 04 board. Training sessions will be conducted by the current coaching staff on an interim basis.”

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