Following Leverkusen’s 3-3 draw against a 10-man Werder Bremen last Saturday, the club hierarchy decided to part ways with their head coach Ten Hag, who was in charge of the German side in just two Bundesliga matches in the 2025-26 campaign.
In a short statement, the club said “Bayer 04 has parted ways with head coach Erik ten Hag with immediate effect. The assistant coaching staff will temporarily take over training duties.”
There has also been grumblings from club captain Robert Andrich, who said “everyone played for themselves” after the weekend’s result.
The former Manchester United and Ajax manager replaced Xabi Alonso in July, but saw most of the 2023/24 Bundesliga-winning squad depart the club in a summer of serious upheaval, most notably Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong and Granit Xhaka
