Newcastle United looking for a coach: Ex-BVB coach Lucien Favre apparently a candidate
LUCIEN FAVRE
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Since Thursday, Newcastle United has suddenly become the richest club in the world. Is ex-BVB coach Lucien Favre coming as the new coach?
Newcastle United are looking for a new coach, according to media reports. Former BVB coach Lucien Favre should be loud Daily Mail be a candidate for the post.
Accordingly, the current trainer of the Magpies, Steve Bruce, should be fired before the next league game on Sunday against Tottenham. The 60-year-old is said to receive a severance payment of 9.4 million euros.
Newcastle has big plans for the future. The club was bought by a Saudi Arabian consortium last week.
The new athletic leadership is anything but convinced of Bruce. Newcastle are currently penultimate in the Premier League.
In addition to Favre, Brendan Rodgers, Steven Gerrard, Paulo Fonseca, Antonio Conte and Graham Potter are said to be candidates for the coaching post.
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The Swiss coach has been without a club since leaving Borussia Dortmund in the preseason. With BVB he only won the Supercup in two and a half years.
With the takeover, Newcastle’s coffers are full again. As the Süddeutsche Zeitung reports, the investment fund “PIF” is worth 370 billion euros according to serious classifications.
Recently there had also been rumors that Ralf Rangnick is being traded as the new head of sports. With the windfall, Newcastle is planning numerous commitments that the former Bundesliga coach could take care of from time to time.