BREAKING: Erik ten Hag finally lands first job since Man Utd exit as new club make announcement

Former boss has been appointed the new manager of . The German club have announced that Ten Hag has signed an initial two-year contract, replacing after he joined .

after they were unable to prise preferred candidate away from Italian side Como following . Ten Hag, 55, had been out of work since October .

Having joined the Red Devils from in 2022, Ten Hag won two trophies - the and - over the course of his time in charge. Ten Hag's position was under threat last season before .

The ex-Ajax, and boss was then backed with £200million in the summer transfer window, but failure to improve results led to his dismissal. Ten Hag has been patient since departing Old Trafford, .

It's understood that he wanted to wait until the summer to return to management. And his patience has paid off with a move to former champions Leverkusen.

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They've confirmed that Ten Hag has signed a contract until 2027. Unfortunately for the 55-year-old, he's set to miss out on the chance to coach some of Leverkusen's best players.

Defender Jonathan Tah has opted not to sign a new contract and will join on a free transfer next month.

It's not the first time that Ten Hag has worked in Germany. He spent two seasons in charge of Bayern's reserves between 2013 and 2015, learning learned from then-first-team manager .

Recently, Ten Hag opened on life after coaching. "There are so many other things I could do," he told the . "Maybe in football, in a new position as a manager. That's an option. And maybe something completely different."

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Ten Hag added: "I've been working with my brothers lately. We have our own company. Or rather; they have their own company. But we also run a company together with our father. That's also something I love to do I can now give that more attention and it's also a lot of fun."

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