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Werder demands millions for Werner: Leipzig's coaching coup is stalling!
RB Leipzig is planning to hire Ole Werner as coach. Negotiations with Werder Bremen about a transfer are ongoing.
Werder demands millions for Werner: Leipzig's coaching coup is stalling!
The transfer rumors surrounding Ole Werner, the former coach of Werder Bremen, seem to be intensifying. RB Leipzig has chosen him as the top favorite for the vacant coaching position. But the change is still stalling, and there are reasons for that. Loud Transfer market Werder Bremen would like a transfer fee of 6 million euros for Werner and his assistant coaches Patrick Kohlmann and Tom Cichon. In addition, the Bremen company is anxious to achieve a corresponding financial profit and to get Werner off the payroll.
On the other side is Leipzig, which has so far only offered 3 million euros, which does not immediately meet with open ears from the people of Bremen. No wonder, because Werder has clear ideas about how much the coaching change should cost. Leipzig, on the other hand, urgently demands a solution as the search for a coach has been rather difficult in the last few weeks. Efforts to sign Sebastian Hoeneß, Roger Schmidt, Oliver Glasner, Cesc Fàbregas and Alexander Blessin have so far been unsuccessful.
Conversations in progress
How buten and within reports, the talks between Werner, Leipzig's sports director Marcel Schäfer and Jürgen Klopp are in the final stage. However, it can be assumed that Werder Bremen has already ended the collaboration with Werner after he refused to extend his contract. According to insider reports, an exit from the contract, which runs until summer 2026, could potentially cost between one and three million euros. The officially stated clause of 9 million euros is viewed as unrealistic.
The disagreements over the direction of the Werder Bremen squad undoubtedly contributed to the end of Werner's tenure. The coach scored an average of 1.44 points in 128 games - a balance that speaks for a better performance. Nevertheless, it was time for new impulses, and Leipzig sees Werner as the ideal person for the position of head coach.
Coach changes and their effects
The DFB area could experience new impetus through Werner's move. According to an analysis by sports scientists at the TU Kaiserslautern, who examined 4,000 games and 150 coaching changes in different leagues, it turns out that coaching changes often result in a short-term increase in performance. These results suggest that dissatisfaction within the team plays a significant role in its current performance, which a new coach may be able to address. However, the scientists recommend that a certain period of time is necessary so that trainers can familiarize themselves with the team BR clarified.
Football is known for its quick decisions, and coaching changes are often the result of a package of dissatisfaction. RB Leipzig will do well to come to an agreement with Werder Bremen in order to set the course for a successful future with Ole Werner. It remains exciting to see whether the two sides can reach an agreement soon or whether the coaching change in Leipzig will be dragged out again.