Overview

• The shareholder committee dismissed Ten Hag on management’s recommendation with immediate effect.
• Assistant coaches will run training for the time being, and the club has not named a successor.
• Leverkusen took one point from two Bundesliga matches, losing 2-1 to Hoffenheim and drawing 3-3 at Werder Bremen after leading 3-1 against 10 men.
• Sporting director Simon Rolfes said building a successful team "with this setup is not feasible," and CEO Fernando Carro described the move as painful but necessary.
• The exit sets a Bundesliga record for the earliest-season coaching dismissal, coming 62 days into his tenure during a rebuild after sales of Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong, Jonathan Tah and Granit Xhaka.