Leipzig employed Ole Werner as coach on Tuesday (June 24, 2025), ending an extended tangle along with his former membership Werder Bremen over his availability.
The 37-12 months-outdated Werner signed a two-12 months contract to the tip of the 2026-27 season, Leipzig stated on its web site.
Werner was fired by Bremen in May as soon as the season ended as a result of he refused to increase his contract with the Bundesliga membership. It had one other 12 months to run. Werner stated he had reached a “certain point” on the membership after main it to promotion in 2022 and overseeing regular enchancment regardless of restricted assets.
Despite being dismissed as coach, Werner remained contracted to Bremen. Leipzig sporting director Marcel Schäfer and Bremen counterpart Clemens Fritz wanted lengthy negotiations earlier than lastly agreeing on a reported switch payment of two million euros ($2.3 million) to launch Werner.
Assistants Patrick Kohlmann and Tom Cichon are becoming a member of him.
“We’re convinced that he’s ready for the next step and are very much looking forward to working with him to push ahead with our squad planning,” Schäfer stated.
Werner, who led Bremen to eighth place within the Bundesliga final season, might be anticipated to guide Leipzig again to the Champions League after it missed out on European qualification altogether for the primary time since its promotion in 2016.
Leipzig solely completed seventh final season regardless of far larger assets than Bremen.
“Both sides share the same ideas about how we want to play and work,” Werner stated. “That made the decision to take this next step together an easy one for me.”
