FC Schalke 04 is still looking for a successor to the dismissed Frank Kramer. Recently there has been a lot of speculation, but now the miners seem to have struck gold.

Numerous coaches have been traded in the past few days, and now FC Schalke 04 seems to have a favorite to succeed Frank Kramer. While it was said recently that the Royal Blues contacted former Swiss national coach Vladimir Petkovic, Sportbild now reports that the club has contacted a Bundesliga competitor.

As Maximilian Wessing from Sportbild reported on Twitter, FC Schalke 04 is said to have contacted neighboring VfL Bochum. There, Thomas Reis, the long-standing dream candidate is under contract. Although Bochumer Reis was released in mid-September, the miners still have to clarify the final modalities with their direct competitor. Sky also reports on ongoing transfer negotiations between the two Ruhrpott clubs.

The picture already reported last weekend that there should be final talks with Reis from the Schalke side at the beginning of this week. The reason: the former Bochum coach would like to bring along his closest confidante Markus Gellhaus as an assistant coach. In addition, the salary offer was adjusted.

The Royal Blues had already tried to get Reis away from VfL Bochum in the summer. At that time, however, VfL refused the release. Now it could still work.

This article was originally published on 90min.com/de as the next turn in the Schalke coach search.