Mark van Bommel will not be the new trainer of Schalke 04. In the German media, the former PSV trainer was mentioned as a candidate to succeed David Wagner’s dismissed. Huub Stevens invalidates the reporting. Stevens is on Schalke’s board of trustees and met on Monday about the new trainer. Van Bommel’s name has not been mentioned.

“Various candidates were discussed, but Mark van Bommel was not among them. I also don’t think Van Bommel fits the profile we’re looking for. I don’t think he knows the Bundesliga well enough, ”Stevens explains in conversation with FOX Sports. Stevens does not want to say who is in the picture to train Schalke. Van Bommel wore the Bayern Munich shirt between 2006 and 2011.

According to various German media, Manuel Baum is the main candidate at Schalke. The 41-year-old Baum, former trainer of FC Augsburg, among others, is currently working for the German Football Association as a trainer of Germany Under-18. According to BILD he was spotted on Saturday in Gelsenkirchen along the line at a game of Schalke Under-23. Other names circulating in the German media are Ralf Rangnick, André Breitenreiter, Valerien Ismael, Marc Wilmots, Sandro Schwarz, and Alexander Zorniger.

If Schalke has not appointed a new trainer on Wednesday, according to Kicker Saturday, an interim trainer on the bench at the match against RB Leipzig. Technical director Jochen Schneider emphasizes that the club takes the time to find a good trainer. “It’s not about attracting a big name for us. We look at what type of trainer this team needs. Quality is more important than speed in making this decision. ”