FC Schalke has presented Frank Kramer's successor: Thomas Reis is taking on the "mission to stay up", as the club calls it.
Almost a week after FC Schalke parted ways with Kramer, the Royal Blues presented the new coach on Thursday. Reis was initially considered the clear favorite for the post. Rouven Schröder, who surprisingly resigned this week, had already tried in the summer to steer the 49-year-old to the miners, but failed at the time due to the veto of VfL Bochum.
In the last few days, however, according to consistent media reports, doubts about rice had grown within the club and were therefore too big. The media turnaround followed at the start of the week. Now Reis is actually the new coach who is supposed to protect the current bottom of the table from relegation.
According to media reports, Reis will have to pay a transfer fee of 300,000 euros to VfL Bochum - if S04 manage to stay up in the league, a further 200,000 euros will be added. As reported by Sky, the 49-year-old even took part in the transfer himself.
Board member for sport Peter Knäbel: "We are very happy that we were able to win Thomas Reis as the new head coach for Schalke 04. In the short term it will be important for us to get as many points as possible from the four games before the World Cup break. In Afterwards, it will be crucial to use the long winter break in such a way that the team and coaching staff are optimally prepared for the 19 games up to the end of the season. We are convinced that Thomas is exactly the right man for these tasks."
Thomas Reis: "I'm really happy to be a part of FC Schalke 04 now. The talks were very good right from the start. Schalke started an incredible success story with their promotion last season, which we can now continue with the "We want to keep staying up. The challenge is undoubtedly a big one, but I'm firmly convinced that we have the necessary quality in the squad to achieve our big goal together."
This article was originally published on 90min.com/de as Official: Schalke introduces Reis as Kramer's successor.
