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Ole Werner before moving to RB Leipzig: Million dollar deal perfect?
RB Leipzig are close to signing Werder Bremen coach Ole Werner for less than €3 million.
Ole Werner before moving to RB Leipzig: Million dollar deal perfect?
RB Leipzig is close to completing an important coaching change. The club has reached an agreement with Werder Bremen to sign Ole Werner, which represents a turnaround for the team, which needs new impetus after a disappointing season in seventh place. The negotiations over the transfer fee, which have been intensively conducted over the past few weeks, are now showing initial success.
How World reports, Werder Bremen has reduced its original desired transfer fee of six million euros. The new transfer fee is now less than three million euros, including bonus payments. RB Leipzig's sports director Marcel Schäfer opted for a lower transfer fee as Werder Bremen will also save over two million euros in salary through the move.
Progress in negotiations
The last 48 hours have brought significant progress in the negotiations. Loud Yahoo Sports The only thing left to do is clarify formal details between Werner and RB Leipzig. A verbal contract has already been reached, but the signature and official announcement are still missing. Werner is expected to sign a two-year contract with RB Leipzig this weekend.
The search for a coach at Leipzig has now dragged on for twelve weeks since Marco Rose was fired in March. During this time, discussions were also held with Matthias Jaissle, the coach of Al-Ahly in Saudi Arabia. Jaissle is contractually bound until 2026 and previously coached Red Bull Salzburg, which made the situation even more complicated.
The future of Ole Werner
Ole Werner has been coaching Werder Bremen since the end of November 2021. After the end of the season, he announced that he did not want to extend his contract, which ran until 2026. Werder then announced their separation, but only released him, which resulted in a transfer payment. This paved the way for his move to Leipzig.
Zsolt Löw, who acted on an interim basis after Rose was sacked, was unable to get the team on track for the Champions League, increasing the urgency for hiring a new coach. RB Leipzig has high ambitions after the sobering season, and Werner should help return to the RB philosophy.
Other names that have been traded for the coaching position at RB Leipzig include Cesc Fàbregas, Oliver Glasner, Roger Schmidt and Davide Ancelotti. However, Jacob Neestrup from FC Copenhagen was eliminated as a candidate because he was not given clearance to terminate his contract.
In the coming days, Ole Werner's transfer is expected to be officially announced, which could have a significant impact on RB Leipzig's future.