Hammer rumor: Will Thomas Hitzlsperger go to RB Leipzig after his time at VfB Stuttgart? That’s the part of the speculation.
Stuttgart / Leipzig – The pressure increases! Intensified after the failed Bundesliga start RB Leipzig the search for a new sports director.
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Mario Gomez (36) is associated with the Red Bull group. © Daniel Maurer / dpa
No wonder, after all, four points from five games are clearly too few for the runner-up and new coach Jesse Marsch (47) could use some support with these teething problems.
“One thing is clear: we will get a new sports director because we need this position in our team,” said RB boss Oliver Mintzlaff (46) Sports picture.
That was after the departure of Markus Krösche (41) at Eintracht Frankfurt is satisfied with the way Christopher Vivell, Florian Scholz and Frank Aehlig mastered the transfer period on an interim basis, “but we need additional skills that are not so well developed in the team at the moment. The sports director should be close to the team . “
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He goes on to say: “The ideal would be a former player who thinks in terms of our processes, stands for our philosophy, has a large international network and has held the position at another club for a number of years.”
One thing is clear: Mario Gomez (36) will not. The former international and striker of the VfB Stuttgart apparently with Leipzig’s boss Mintzlaff, but it should be about a position in the football department of the Red Bull group.
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Thomas Hitzlsperger (39) fits into the job profile in Leipzig. © Tom Weller / dpa
The 36-year-old would not have brought the experience with him anyway, unlike someone else from the VfB cosmos.
It’s about Thomas Hitzlsperger (39), who last week announced his retirement as CEO and sports director at Stuttgart.
Sports journalist Guido Schäfer writes for Leipziger Volkszeitung of rumors about a possible Hitzlsperger involvement in RB.
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However, this is unlikely to be realistic. After all, Leipzig – as of now – would have to wait until autumn 2022, because that is how long the contract of the former national player with the Swabians is still running.
In addition, it is difficult to imagine that after three years as VfB CEO, Hitzlsperger would subordinate himself to RB boss Mintzlaff. Rather, the still Stuttgart boss indicated that he wanted to take a break after the intensive time with the Swabians.
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