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In the latest developments around Bayer Leverkusen’s managerial figure for next season, Erik Ten Hag has been reported to take over the club with a two-year contract running up until 2027. Ten Hag is expected to be announced officially on Monday and is seen as an ideal candidate to lead the club. Following Xabi Alonso’s departure, who is set to take over Real Madrid, the management is looking at a strong managerial figure to build on the club’s recent successes.
Ten Hag was initially linked to his former club Ajax, whose current manager Francesco Farioli announced his resignation earlier this month following Ajax’s narrow miss on the Eredivisie 2025-25 title charge. Ten Hag was tipped to join his old club, where he enjoyed some of his best managerial years and led the club to multiple laurels. But it is now being reported that the Dutch manager has cited his preference to take over a new project and hence sees Bayer Leverkusen as an ideal destination.
Ten Hag will have to deal with multiple outgoings like Frimpong, Tah, and Wirtz
While Ten Hag will bring loads of managerial experience to the table for Leverkusen, he will have to navigate through a difficult challenge of managing multiple outgoings from the current squad. After two successful seasons under Xabi Alonso, Leverkusen has seen the emergence of top talents in their team, who have attracted interest from multiple top clubs across Europe. Names like Jeremie Frimpong, Jonathan Tah, and Florian Wirtz already seem to be on the exit list with concrete links to other clubs, while some other names could also leave soon.
In such a scenario, Ten Hag will have to rebuild his team from scratch, by signing a few other players and also utilizing the club’s academy prospects. In any case, Ten Hag’s arrival at Bayer Leverkusen could be the start of an exciting chapter for the club, who would be looking for a smooth transition from the heroics of Xabi Alonso.
