After the dismissal of Frank Kramer, the focus at Schalke 04 is on finding a coach. While Thomas Reis is no longer seen as a favorite and ideal solution, royal blue has already received a first rejection.

Should Thomas Reis be asked and asked to take over the coaching position at Schalke, he would probably not refuse. It can be assumed that he would agree and do himself the hot seat - just as he would have liked to have done in the summer.

However, there are currently more and more indications that it is no longer seen as the ideal solution.

On the one hand, Sport1 emphasizes that there was recently no contact between S04 and Reis. The WAZ reported that there was no release request from VfL Bochum either. But this would have to happen, even if a change is not yet too concrete to know under what conditions the district neighbor would let the ex-coach, who is still under contract, go.

So at the moment it gives the impression that Reis is only a B or even C solution for Schalke. There were internal doubts as to whether he could withstand the pressure. After all, he hadn't seemed confident about the S04 inquiries in the last few weeks of his tenure at VfL and - and as is now almost clear - lied about the summer flirt.

So while Reis is more in the background, according to Sport1 there has already been a rejection of the Gelsenkirchen team.

Namely on the part of Bruno Labbadia. The outlet refers to information "from club circles". Peter Knäbel has already worked with the coach at Hamburger SV. Apparently he was also asked whether he would theoretically be available. Apparently Labbadia, who is known for fighting relegation, canceled immediately.

Basically, Sport1 continues, the goal is to have the new coach on the sidelines for the next league game against Hertha BSC next Sunday. That would be the best case, but it may not happen. In this case, it seems likely that assistant coach Matthias Kreutzer will take over in the meantime. Mike Büskens would support him, but a renewed engagement on the front line on his part was "virtually impossible".

Accordingly, there are currently loose rumors about other candidates such as Adi Hütter, Domenico Tedesco, Zsolt Löw and Pellegrino Matarazzo. But it's not just loose rumors without a solid background to date. According to the report, they are either too expensive, not even available, or they are not fully believed to be capable of the great challenge.

At the moment it seems that a creative solution has to be found and that Kreutzer at least has to lead the Hertha game. After all, according to kicker, the new coach can bring his own team this time, if desired. An important advance compared to the summer.

This article was originally published on 90min.com/de as a coach search at Schalke: First candidate cancels - Reis no longer a favorite? released.