Overview

• Sandro Wagner, 37, officially leaves his role as Germany’s national team assistant to take charge of FC Augsburg.
• His appointment, announced in May, sees him replace Jess Thorup after the Dane was released following a 12th-place finish.
• Stefan Effenberg described the hire as “megaspannend” but expressed doubts about whether Augsburg’s squad can sustain long-term growth.
• He compared Wagner’s situation to Xabi Alonso’s 2022 arrival at Bayer Leverkusen, noting that a single-digit table finish would count as success.
• Wagner will wrap up his Nations League commitments before assuming the Augsburg role ahead of the next Bundesliga season.