Overview

• Carro told reporters the target is a swift appointment during the international break, while cautioning there is no guarantee on timing.
• Assistants Rogier Meijer and Andries Ulderink are overseeing the squad, with Meijer guiding a 2-1 friendly win over Viktoria Köln as Lucas Vázquez made his Bayer debut.
• Sporting director Simon Rolfes said recent sessions and the friendly showed clearer structures and instructions following the change on the bench.
• Reports from German media cite a rapid loss of internal trust dating to the Brazil camp, player confusion over tactics, and disputes over transfer involvement as reasons for the dismissal.
• Media link Marco Rose as a leading candidate and Spanish outlets mention Raúl, with Bayer’s next Bundesliga match set for September 12 against Eintracht Frankfurt.