Borussia Dortmund have confirmed the arrival of new head coach Niko Kovač.Kovač was revealed to be the new man in charge at Signal Iduna Park last night by sporting director Lars Ricken.But the

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However, Lyon have now agreed to hire the 51-year-old as a replacement for Pierre Sage, meaning another potential Postecoglou replacement is off the table for Tottenham as well as Kovac.

Borussia Dortmund is set to appoint Niko Kovac as the club’s new head coach. Dortmund’s managing director of sport, Lars Ricken, confirmed reports that the club had reached an agreement with the former Frankfurt, Bayern, Monaco and Wolfsburg coach this week.

Kovac will not arrive alone at Dortmund. His coaching staff includes his brother Robert Kovac and Filip Tapalovic as assistants. The new coach's first challenge will be the match on February 8 against Stuttgart, where he will aim to start his tenure with a victory.

Niko Kovac has been officially introduced as Borussia Dortmund's new head coach. The former Bayern and Wolfsburg coach will take over from Nuri Sahin on a contract that runs until 2026. He will begin work on Sunday, meaning that interim coach Mike Tullberg will get one last game in charge against Heidenheim on Saturday.

Borussia Dortmund star Karim Adeyemi is weighing up his future in Germany after interest from Arsenal, Newcastle and Tottenham in the past.

Borussia Dortmund has fired coach Nuri Sahin. The decision came a day after its 2-1 loss to Bologna in the Champions League.

Borussia Dortmund appointed Croatian Niko Kovac as manager on Thursday after the Bundesliga club sacked Nuri Sahin last week.

Borussia Dortmund cruised through to the knockout phase play-offs of the Champions League with a 3-1 home win over Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday, with Guinean striker Serhou Guirassy grabbing two first-half goals as the Ukrainian side were eliminated.

Erik ten Hag was sacked by Manchester United in October after a rotten run of form and despite the Dutchman looking as though he was set for a return, he will have to rethink his next move