Overview

• Ten Hag’s tenure lasted three competitive matches, with a 4-0 DFB-Pokal win followed by one point from two Bundesliga games.
• Sporting director Simon Rolfes said the coach was taking the team in the wrong direction and admitted hiring him was a mistake.
• Bild reported that Leverkusen signed Lucas Vázquez without Ten Hag’s approval, describing the move internally as a decisive blow to trust.
• Bild accounts relayed by UK outlets said some long-serving staff mocked Ten Hag and questioned his ideas and relationships within the club.
• Ten Hag called his removal "unprecedented" and said he was denied time and trust, after a summer in which several key players were sold.