Overview

• President Gernot Mang says the club is in talks with candidates and that progress "doesn’t look so bad."
• The selection is being led by NLZ head Manfred Paula with a target to install a coach by week’s end to start preparing for MSV Duisburg on October 19.
• Local reporting indicates two frontrunners remain — Markus Kauczinski and Tomas Oral — with Oral reportedly seen near the club and praised by RevierSport.
• Former favorite Bernhard Trares has ruled himself out, and ex-coach Michael Köllner has appeared around the team without confirmation as a candidate.
• Speculation continues around Felix Magath, though his role at Viktoria Aschaffenburg is a hurdle as 1860 sits only a small margin above the 3. Liga drop zone.