He Bayer Leverkusen has announced Monday that the Erik and Erik ten Hag becomes new coach of the German team until June 30, 2027, replacing Spanish in the post Xabi Alonsopresented this Monday as New Real Madrid coachin which it will be the first experience of the Dutch coach after being fired from Manchester United Last November.
“The Bayer has signed Erik Ten Hag as a new coach. The 55 -year – Bayer 04 on July 1, “the German club announced in a statement.
The Dutch coach has shown his satisfaction by becoming a new coach of the German team, which he considers one of “the best clubs in Germany” and “the European elite” and with which he hopes to create an “ambitious team” in this new stage.
“Bayer is one of the best clubs in Germany and is also part of the European elite. The club offers excellent conditions and I was very impressed by conversations with those responsible. I have come to Leverkusen to confirm the ambitions that have grown in recent years. It is an exciting task to build something together in this phase of change and develop an ambitious team,” he said.
Bayer Leverkusen sports director, Simon RolfesHe stated that they bet on an “experienced coach” and that he has achieved great achievements in all the clubs he has passed during his career as a coach.
Erik Ten Hag, in his stage as Coach of United. / DARREN STAPLES / AFP
“With Erik Ten Hag we bet on an experienced coach and with impressive sporting successes. His six titles with the Amsterdam Ajax were exceptional. With three league championships and two glasses won, he and Ajax dominated Dutch football without opposition from 2018 to 2022. And Erik also demonstrated his class as a coach with his subsequent successes with Manchester United in Condition Difficult, “Rolfes said.
This will be Ten Hag's second experience in German football after having trained the Bayern Munich subsidiary from 2013 to 2015. Subsequently, he trained the FC Utrecht and Ajax in Amsterdam, with which he was very successful that earned him to sign for Manchester United, a team that was fired last November after a horrible streak of results.