Erik ten Hag joins Bayer Leverkusen as replacement for Xabi Alonso

By Canadian Press on May 26, 2025.

LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Bayer Leverkusen has appointed former Manchester United coach Erik ten Hag as Xabi Alonso’s replacement.

The Bundesliga club said Monday that the 55-year-old Ten Hag had signed a contract through 2027.

He inherits a team that finished second in the Bundesliga and reached the German Cup semifinals after winning both competitions under Alonso the year before. Alonso left to take over as Real Madrid coach.

It’s Ten Hag’s first job since he was dismissed as United coach in October 2024. The Dutch coach won two domestic cups in his two and a half years in charge but was fired after the club’s worst start to a season, with four defeats in nine league games.

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