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Jürgen Klopp omitted from goodbye letter by exiting RB Leipzig boss
Bundi19 Jun 2026Associated Press

Jürgen Klopp omitted from goodbye letter by exiting RB Leipzig boss

Former RB Leipzig coach Ole Werner is unhappy he wasn't given the chance to say goodbye to staff after his surprise dismissal from the club.

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Former RB Leipzig coach Ole Werner is unhappy he wasn't given the chance to say goodbye to staff after his surprise dismissal from the club. Leipzig fired Werner and his assistant coaches Tom Cichon and Patrick Kohlmann on Wednesday after what many would consider a successful debut season -- third place in the Bundesliga for Champions League. "Ole did a great job, he led us to the Champions League, but we also have to look forward," said Red Bull head of soccer Jürgen Klopp, who made the decision with Leipzig supervisory board chairman Oliver Mintzlaff. Werner responded with a letter to the players, staff and fans of Leipzig on LinkedIn, saying "unfortunately the timing of this decision makes it impossible for me to say goodbye to all of you in person." The 38-year-old coach looked back on what he called a "very positive" time in which he'd been asked to "give the team a new look in

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