Leipzig employs Ole Werner as coach after he declined to

LEIPZIG, Germany (AP)– Leipzig employed Ole Werner as coach on Tuesday, ending a long tangle with his former club Werder Bremen over his availability.The 37-year-old Werner

signed a two-year agreement to the end of the 2026-27 season, Leipzig said on its website.Advertisement Werner was fired by Bremen in May once the season ended because he refused to extend his contract with the Bundesliga club. It had another year to run. Werner stated he had reached a” particular point “at the club after leading it to promotion in 2022 and managing stable enhancement despite minimal resources.Despite being dismissed as coach, Werner stayed contracted to Bremen.

Leipzig sporting director Marcel Schäfer and Bremen equivalent Clemens Fritz needed long negotiations before finally agreeing on a reported transfer charge of 2 million euros($2.3 million)to release Werner.Assistants Patrick Kohlmann and Tom Cichon are joining him.”We’re convinced that he’s prepared for the next action and are quite looking

forward to dealing with him to press ahead with our team planning,”Schäfer said.Advertisement Werner, who led Bremen to eighth location in the Bundesliga last season, will be anticipated to lead Leipzig back to the Champions League after it lost out on European qualification completely for the

first time since its promo in 2016. Leipzig only completed seventh last season in spite of far higher resources than Bremen.” Both sides share the very same ideas about how we wish to play and work,”Werner stated.” That made the decision to take this next action together an easy one for me.” ___ AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer