kicker reports that Al Ahli coach Matthias Jaissle is the backup option for RB Leipzig if they fail to complete the signing of Ole Werner.
Negotiations over Werner are currently at a standstill as Werder Bremen are demanding a fee of around €6m for their former head coach. Leipzig has little interest in paying such a fee for Werner, and there have yet to be negotiations this week over the coach.
This means Leipzig has begun to look for alternatives, and Jaissle is one of them. Leipzig has already held talks with the former Red Bull Salzburg head coach.
Despite leaving Salzburg in 2023, Jaissle has had a successful spell in Saudi Arabia, leading Al-Ahli to the AFC Champions League.
Leipzig is currently experiencing the same thing that Bayern Munich did last summer. The fact that they have failed to qualify for European competition makes them very unattractive to several high-profile managers, while the fact that their best players also want to leave does not help.
GGFN | Jack Meenan
