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Erik ten Hag sacked after just three games as Bayer Leverkusen head coach

Erik ten Hag has been sacked from his position as head coach of Bayer Leverkusen just three games into his tenure.

Former Manchester United manager Ten Hag signed a two-year contract upon replacing Xabi Alonso in the dugout at the BayArena this summer, after the Spanish coach was appointed as Carlo Ancelotti’s successor at Real Madrid.

Leverkusen began their 2025-26 season with a 4-0 win over fourth-tier side Sonnenhof Grossaspach in the DFB Pokal, their four-goal margin helped by their opponents being reduced to nine players during the match.

They opened the Bundesliga season with a 2-1 defeat by Hoffenheim, and this Saturday, let slip a 3-1 lead to Werder Bremen, who had been hampered by Niklas Stark’s red card, to draw 3-3 at the Weserstadion.

Erik Ten Hag ‘On Verge’ of Sack Three Games Into First Post-Man Utd Job

Former Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag is staring down the barrel of a near-immediate dismissal from Bayer Leverkusen, according to multiple reports in Germany.

The Dutch coach lasted 128 games and a little over two years before he was shown the door at Old Trafford. Yet, his reign as Xabi Alonso’s successor in Leverkusen threatens to fizzle out after just three matches.

Ten Hag may have joined a club which finished second to Bayern Munich last season after winning a maiden, unbeaten Bundesliga crown under Alonso in 2023–24, but the central core of that side has been gutted this summer. Goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky, talismanic defender Jonathan Tah and flying wingback Jeremie Frimpong were ripped out of the backline while Granit Xhaka and leading playmaker Florian Wirtz also found themselves heading to the Premier League.

Erik ten Hag sacked by Bayer Leverkusen after just three matches

Chief executive: ‘A parting of ways at this stage is painful’

Erik ten Hag has been sacked by Bayer Leverkusen after just three matches in charge. He was appointed as Xabi Alonso’s successor in May after the Bundesliga-winning coach left for Real Madrid.

The former Manchester United manager was dismissed on Monday morning following Leverkusen’s 3-3 draw with Werder Bremen on Saturday. Leverkusen surrendered two late goals, including a 94th-minute equaliser, despite Niklas Stark’s second-half red card for Bremen.

Ten Hag’s only home match in charge was a 2-1 defeat to Hoffenheim on the opening weekend of the season. Jarell Quansah had scored an early opener for Leverkusen before the visitors turned it around. They beat Sonnenhof Grossaspach 4-0 in the first round of the DFB-Pokal.

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