On Wednesday morning, we brought together a collection of reports from Germany which made it clear Danny Röhl’s flirting for the RB Leipzig job hadn’t yet got him anywhere.
To recap, the Sheffield Wednesday manager gave multiple interviews to the German media, talking like he’d already left the Championship club and pushing his suitability for RB Leipzig.
To underline that, he spoke to RB Live and put forward his case after suggestions he’s not experienced enough for the role: “If both sides are convinced that you’re the right coach, then there’s nothing wrong with taking the step to a Champions League club. I may have only been a head coach for just under two years, but I’ve been involved in football for a total of 16 years.
“As an assistant coach in Leipzig, Munich, and at the German Football Association (DFB), I’ve had the privilege of coaching great players, winning the Champions League, coaching at a World Cup, and experiencing a Premier League relegation battle with Southampton. That’s a package that gives me a lot of confidence that I’m ready for any challenge, as long as both sides are convinced of each other.”
This week, Leipziger Volkszeitung reported RB Leipzig appointing the Sheffield Wednesday manager is ‘unlikely’, and this week’s edition of SportBild went through the list of candidates without even mentioning Röhl.
Shortly after that, German journalist Philipp Hinze popped up with the following: ‘There have been no recent talks between RB Leipzig and Danny Röhl. As reported in early May: A move within England is currently more attractive than a transfer to the Bundesliga. Röhl remains an RB alternative, but there has been no recent progress or new developments. Leipzig is initially fully committed to Glasner/Fabregas. Should both ultimately decline or fall apart, they will look for alternatives.’
Hmm, so now Röhl has dropped off the list, it’s reported he never really wanted the job anyway. It’s all quite transparent around the Sheffield Wednesday manager.
Should RB Leipzig fail with their initial choices and have to go way down the list like Bayern Munich did for Vincent Kompany last year, then Danny Röhl may well have another change of heart.
