After just two Bundesliga games as Bayer Leverkusen’s manager, Erik ten Hag was sacked and Real Madrid legend to replace him.
Raúl, the former manager of Real Madrid Castilla, is allegedly among the front-runners to take over Bayer Leverkusen after Erik ten Hag was fired.
At the close of the previous season, Bayer Leverkusen offered Xabi Alonso a farewell worthy of a club icon. The Spaniard moved to take Carlo Ancelotti’s place at Real Madrid after leading the German team to their first-ever Bundesliga title in 2023–2024.
Ahead of the 2025–26 season, Bayer Leverkusen, in need of a new manager, signed Ten Hag to a two-year contract. However, following a run of subpar preseason and Bundesliga results, the former Manchester United manager was fired by the team on September 1 after just three competitive games in charge.
Now that they are looking for a real replacement for Alonso, Bayer Leverkusen appears to be targeting another Real Madrid icon. Mundo Deportivo claims that Raúl is a strong contender to lead the German team.
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After the 2024–25 season concluded, the 48-year-old resigned from Real Madrid Castilla and hasn’t held a job since. When the club hired Alonso, Raúl’s dreams of managing the first team were shattered.
Nevertheless, Raúl made an impression with the reserve team, where he has been the manager for the past six seasons. Real Madrid’s young players, such as FIFA Club World Cup breakthrough star Gonzalo García, were cultivated by the Spaniard.
Raúl has some competition for the job should he desire it, as the article states that Edin Terzić and Marco Rose are also in the running for the Bayer Leverkusen position. He is, after all, the only one of the three applicants without any prior managerial experience running a team in one of the top five leagues in Europe.
Hiring the third-leading goalscorer in Los Blancos’ history would be a risk for Bayer Leverkusen, but their previous gamble with a former Real Madrid player paid off.
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