LONDON: Former Denmark coach Kasper Hjulmand was hired Monday to lead Bayer Leverkusen as a replacement for Erik ten Hag following the Dutchman’s abrupt firing last week. Hjulmand has been out of work since leaving the Danish national team following their last-16 exit at the European Championship in 2024, after four years in charge. It will be Hjulmand’s second stint in the Bundesliga, after less than a year with Mainz in the 2014-15 season. “I have always seen Bayer 04 as a very well-managed, well-structured and highly ambitious club,” the 53-year-old Hjulmand said.

In der neuen Woche würde Leverkusen gern den Nachfolger von Erik ten Hag präsentieren. Als Kandidat gilt ein früherer Mainzer Coach.

Kasper Hjulmand wird nach übereinstimmenden Medienberichten neuer Trainer bei Bayer Leverkusen. Der 53 Jahre alte frühere dänische Nationalcoach folgt damit beim…