March successor? PSV coach Schmidt is probably not available

RB Leipzig apparently has to accept a setback in the search for a successor for the dismissed head coach Jesse Marsch. The last traded Roger Schmidt is not available according to kicker.

Accordingly, Schmidt wants to fulfill his contract with the Dutch top club PSV Eindhoven, which is valid until the end of the season.

According to the report, the 54-year-old was the preferred candidate for RB managing director Oliver Mintzlaff. The former Paderborn and Leverkusen coach was the coach of the Leipzig sister club Red Bull Salzburg from 2012 to 2014.

PSV sporting director Toon Gerbrands was calm about the rumors about Schmidt. “His name has been mentioned at so many clubs,” said Gerbrands at De Telegraaf quoted. “We discuss the future together. We also discuss issues such as the composition of the squad for the next season. The first meeting has taken place, a second will soon follow. Both sides feel good and we are not under great time pressure. “

In addition to Schmidt, ex-Schalke player Domenico Tedesco, who is currently without a club, and Edin Terzic, currently technical director at BVB, were also considered candidates for the coaching job with the Saxons.

Marsch took over the runner-up for Julian Nagelsmann, who had switched to Bayern, in the summer. But after only 18 points from the first 14 games, the separation took place on Sunday. The team is currently being looked after by the previous co-trainer Achim Beierlorzer, and he will probably continue to act as an interim trainer until the winter break. “We assume that we can present the new head coach for the second half of the season,” said Mintzlaff recently.