Bayer Leverkusen officially presented his new coach after Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid departure

“Pharmacists” have officially announced that Erik Ten Hag is the new A1 of this season vice -champion in Bundesliga. The technician Batav signed a contract valid until the summer of 2027. Ajax, a team he prepared between 2018 and 2022, was also in the race for his signature, but the former coach of Manchester United, whose adventure on the “dream theater” ended steep, preferred to go to Germany.

In the two seasons spent at the helm of the “devils”, Ten Hag won both FA Cup and the League Cup, but overall, the results of the championship and Europe were well below expectations. Throughout his career, besides Ajax and United, Ten Hag has also prepared GO Ahead Eagles, Bayern II and Utrecht. With “Lănciers”, he won three titles, two cups and one supercurs.

Simon Rolfes: “I brought an experienced coach, with an impressive success”

“With Erik Ten Hag I brought an experienced coachwith impressive success on the ground. His six trophies with Ajax were exceptional, “said Bayer's sports director Simon Rolfes.

“With three titles and two national cups, He and Ajax dominated Dutch football between 2018 and 2022. Erik has demonstrated his qualities of coach and through the success in England, in difficult circumstances, “added Rolfes, former player at Leverkusen between 2005 and 2015.

“Our ideas about football coincide. With a technical and dominant football, we want to continue in the same style and target the highest goals in the Bundesliga, the German Cup and the Champions League, ”he added.

“This is one of the best clubs in Germany And also among the top clubs in Europe. The club offers extraordinary conditions, I was very impressed with what I heard in discussions with management.

I came to Leverkusen to continue the ambition demonstrated in recent years. It is an attractive challenge to build something together in this period of changes and to develop an ambitious team“, Ten Hag said.