Overview

• The club dismissed head coach Jaron Siewert and sporting director Stefan Kretzschmar with immediate effect on Thursday despite contracts running to season’s end.
• On Friday Hanning disclosed he and Siewert had settled on a new deal pending signatures and issued a public apology to the 31-year-old.
• Nicolej Krickau has been appointed as head coach and sporting director in personal union and is set to debut on Saturday against SC Magdeburg.
• Hanning said Kretzschmar’s unexpected decision not to renew his contract accelerated a radical cut decided by the shareholders and management.
• Siewert wrote on Instagram that he and his family were deeply hurt and asked for time to respond, while Hanning rejected claims that senior players pushed for the change.