Bayer Leverkusen sign Kasper Hjulmand as new manager

Ten Hag was sacked by the German club after just two matches into the new Bundesliga season!

The former Denmark national football team head coach, Kasper Hjulmand, has been appointed as the new manager for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen. The club bought in the replacement after recently sacking Erik ten Hag.

The former Manchester United manager joined the German side before the start of the 2025-26 season. Bayer Leverkusen performed decently under Ten Hag during the pre-season, but things got complicated with the squad when they stepped foot into the new campaign.

Simon Rolfes, managing director of sport for the club, said, “The past few weeks have shown that building a new and successful team with this setup is not feasible. We firmly believe in the quality of our team and will now do everything we can to take the next steps in our development with a new setup.”

Bayer Leverkusen went winless in their first two matches of the new Bundesliga season. First, they fell prey to Hoffenheim and were then held to a draw against Werder Bremen, in which they gave away the 3-1 lead and the match ended with a scoreline of 3-3.

Leverkusen’s CEO, Fernando Carro mentioned, “A parting of ways at this early stage of the season is painful, but we felt it was necessary. We remain committed to achieving our goals for the season – and to do that, we need the best possible conditions at all levels and across the entire first team.”

Former Denmark manager Kasper Hjulmand joins Bayer Leverkusen as the new head coach

The Bundesliga club have signed an agreement with Kasper Hjulmand. He has joined them as their new manager till 30 June 2027. He is a former head coach of the Denmark national football team.

He helped Denmark get to the UEFA Euros semifinals during the 2021 campaign of the European competition. However, they lost to England in a close fixture.

Hjulmand stepped down as Denmark’s head coach after the squad was eliminated by Germany in the Round of 16 at Euro 2024.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen announced on their social media account recruiting Kasper Hjulmand as their new manager. The German club shared a statement as well, which said, “We are delighted to have brought in Kasper Hjulmand, whose work we have followed closely over a long period of time.”

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