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Erik ten Hag spent four succesful years with Ajax before joining Manchester United Ten Hag managed Ajax for four years between 2018 and 2022, winning three Eredivisie titles before leaving to join Man United. He has not been tempted by a reunion with the Amsterdam side, though, due to insufficient basis for a successful collaboration in the short term. This follows the resignation of the club's technical director Alex Kroes, who departed alongside Heitinga.

Now, let's talk central defenders. Those likely to dominate transfer talk heading in 2026 are the big three potential Bosman free transfers in the shape of Marc Guehi, Ibrahima Konate, and Dayot Upamecano. But there are others we need to look at including Edmond Tapsoba , who was so close to joining Tottenham Hotspur when they were chasing him and Micky van de Ven, but they opted for the Dutchman.

FC Bayern beat Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 on Saturday evening to extend their European record of victories to 15 matches at the start of the season. Serge Gnabry and Nicolas Jackson scored before Loïc Badé put through his own goal to hand Bayern a comfortable lead at half-time. With no goals to come after the restart, Bayern claimed another three points.

Leverkusen have reached their top form under the new coach. They lost a lot of talent but also brought in talent. When you see how many chances they create and how many goals they score, they're still a dangerous team that's picked up results in the Bundesliga. So, this is still a top game in the Bundesliga. And we've got the rivalry of the past few years that still exists in our squad.

There were many top-class performances in this week's Champions League matches, but the one Nuno Mendes produced in Paris Saint-Germain's demolition of Bayer in Leverkusen surely stands out. Quite apart from every other aspect of his game, the left-back assisted Willian Pacho for the opening goal, and got on the scoresheet himself.

"It is a process. We need time, and we need matches, and they are coming," Hjulmand told a press conference on Friday. "We are very optimistic, and I think we have a great team. We can build an outstanding team, but we are still building it up. "A lot of new players, new coaches, that's how it is. But in every game we have to get results."

On paper not that much has changed. Gladbach remain winless (over 11 matches in total going back to last season) and are still second-bottom of the table, kept off the floor only by pointless Heidenheim. Yet Haris Tabakovic's goal potentially changes everything for the team and their interim coach, Eugen Polanski. After an enterprising performance, in stark contrast to what had gone before, the visitors were nevertheless heading for a narrow defeat when two of Polanski's substitutes combined.

It's just world-class. Absolutely crazy.

The Jonathan Tah to Bayern Munich transfer saga is one that lasted quite a long time, with the club going back and forth with Bayer Leverkusen and the media having even more fun. It ended in early June when Tah finally put ink on paper and signed for Bayern Munich on a 4-year contract.