Is Werner wobbling in Leipzig? "No pressure at all" on contract

Doubts at Red Bull?

Recently, "Bild" and Sky reported that there were doubts about Werner at the headquarters of investor Red Bull - but that Schäfer wanted to extend his contract. Now the manager categorized the coach's work with an ambiguous sentence: "With his calmness and objectivity, he did us a lot of good in the phase we were in."

The opportunity to make a clear commitment to Werner - especially in view of the speculation - was missed by Schäfer. Werner had emphasized after the last game of the season that he felt comfortable in Leipzig. "I believe that we have done a good job. That we have achieved the points that we set ourselves as a task for the season. Let's see what the summer brings," said the coach.

The 38-year-old, who arrived from Bremen last summer, has successfully mastered the upheaval and prescribed a new style of play for the team. With third place, Werner fulfilled the requirement of the powerful chairman of the supervisory board Oliver Mintzlaff to qualify for the premier class. With 65 points, RB missed their own points record by just two points.