Overview
- The club announced that Sebastian Schindzielorz has been relieved of his duties as sporting director after more than two years in the role.
- Sport chief executive Peter Christiansen will temporarily assume parts of the sporting director portfolio and lead the search for a replacement.
- Head coach Paul Simonis was dismissed earlier in the week following six defeats in seven league matches and a DFB-Pokal exit to second-tier Kiel.
- Sky reports Thomas Reis of Samsunspor is a leading coaching candidate with a reported €200,000 release clause, after a strong run that includes Conference League wins and a top-four Süper Lig start.
- German outlets name several possible successors for the sporting director post, including Sven Mislintat and Jonas Boldt, while BILD reports no contact with Stuttgart executive Fabian Wohlgemuth.