In office at Sturm Graz: Ilzer new coach candidate at Schalke
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Christian Ilzer is considered a candidate for the post of coach at Schalke 04. The Bundesliga club would have to convince Sturm Graz to change coaches.
A decision on Schalke 04’s search for a coach was postponed on Thursday. Apparently it is about ongoing negotiations with a candidate who is still under contract. That would suit Christian Ilzer, who works for Sturm Graz.
If Schalke 04 on Sunday at Hertha BSC starts for the important relegation battle duel, there will be no new head coach on the sidelines. As the club announced on Thursday, assistant coach Matthias Kreutzer will then take over on an interim basis.
In the meantime, a decision and announcement was expected during Thursday. But nothing came of it. Apparently also for the reason that previously obvious candidates – like Thomas Reis – were no longer very popular. Those responsible around Rouven Schröder seemed to have to look around again. Therefore, many of the otherwise typical names have already been cleared away in the media.
the picture is now opening a new trail in the evening, which is said to lead to Christian Ilzer.
Report: Ilzer a candidate for Schalke – in the executive chair at Sturm Graz since 2020
That would also explain why the search is now taking longer than initially thought. After all, the 44-year-old Austrian is still under contract with Sturm Graz. He took over there in the summer of 2020 and had a working paper that was valid until 2024.
sky– Reporter Dirk Große Schlarmann reported in the meantime that there would probably still have to be talks about a possible transfer – precisely because of such a contractual situation.
Also suitable: Ilzer will play with Graz at RB Salzburg on Saturday. Understandable if he doesn’t thwart the preparations and suddenly wants to leave for Gelsenkirchen. So he still takes responsibility at the weekend, while S04 relies on Kreutzer. Then both parties could come together.
So it is quite conceivable that there are potentially started talks with Ilzer. At least the course of the search for a trainer would fit in this way.
In view of the financial necessity of possibly having to compensate Graz: Schröder respected the report picture according to the cheapest possible way of separating from Frank Kramer.
His monthly salary of 60,000 euros does not have to be paid by the end of the contract in 2024. Instead, a one-time settlement of 450,000 euros is due. At the current time, this corresponds to a saving of around 700,000 euros. So the change is at least not quite as expensive as initially feared.
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This article was originally published on 90min.com/de as In office at Sturm Graz: Ilzer new coach candidate at Schalke released.