The battle for the coaching seat. Filipe Luís is close to taking charge of a Bundesliga giant

Bayer are on the hunt for a new head coach.

Details: According to renowned and reliable journalist and insider Florian Plettenberg on his social media page X, 40-year-old Brazilian coach Filipe Luís is the top candidate for the head coach position at Bayer Leverkusen.

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Reports indicate that although Bayer's management have several options for the coaching role, Luís remains their number one target. Negotiations between the parties are already underway, and as soon as an agreement is reached, the club will announce the departure of current head coach Kasper Hjulmand.

Filipe Luís's last and only managerial position was at Brazilian side Flamengo, where he was in charge from 2024 to 2026 and even clinched the Copa Libertadores title.

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