Sheffield Wednesday manager Danny Rohl is to leave the beleaguered Championship club today.
An agreement has been reached for the 36-year-old to depart for free and Rohl has informed players and staff of the situation. Wednesday begin their Championship season in 12 days, with a trip to relegated Leicester City.
Rohl is free to pursue other opportunities immediately, but has no fresh job lined up and is expected to take time to consider his next step in management.
Wednesday, still owned by Thai businessman Dejphon Chansiri, have had cashflow issues for some time.
The English Football League (EFL) has given Wednesday a three-window transfer ban for late payments to players, staff and HMRC, and has charged Chansiri for the late salary payments in March and May. The club has appealed against these sanctions.
Rohl has impressed during his time with Wednesday — his first managerial role — having joined the club following spells as an assistant with Bayern Munich and the Germany national team.
He was also previously at Southampton, working alongside Ralph Hasenhuttl between December 2018 and August 2019.
Rohl took charge of Sheffield Wednesday in October 2023 after the club had dismissed Xisco Munoz following their worst-ever start to a season; the Championship side were destined for relegation, picking up just two points from their opening 10 league matches. But Rohl won 15 of the remaining 36 games, drawing six, and guided them to a 20th-place finish on 53 points, three points above the drop zone.
The German guided the four-time English champions to 12th place in the second tier last term.
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