Bild reports on the plan that Felix Magath has concocted if he is to become Hamburg’s sporting director and replace Jonas Boldt. The future of Boldt is in doubt with Hamburg on the verge of missing promotion once again, while the decision to sack Tim Walter and replace him with Steffen Baumgart has backfired. This has resulted in rumours about Jörg Schmadtke or Magath replacing him. If Magath does take charge, he has a plan in place. The first step would be to replace Baumgart as head coach with former Real Madrid and Schalke striker Raul and will promote under-21 coach Pit Reimers to be ..read more

Is Tim Walter a candidate to replace Nuno Espírito Santo at Nottingham Forest? As reported by Sky Germany, the former Hamburg head coach was spotted in the Nottingham Forest director’s box last weekend, watching the game against Manchester City.  The 48-year-old is open to new coaching challenges, including outside of Germany. During his time at HSV (2021-2024), Walter narrowly missed out on Promotion from the 2. Bundesliga into the top flight.  In total, he managed 103 competitive games, achieving a points average of 1.82.  His previous roles include stints at VfB Stuttgart and ..read more

It has now been six years since Hamburger SV last tasted Bundesliga football. The former six-time German champions and one-time former European champions seem to be embroiled in an eternal battle against promotion back to Germany’s top flight. In the past five seasons, only twice have HSV finished in the promotion play-off, coming in the previous two campaigns as their return to the Bundesliga began edging nearer. Regardless, a fourth-place finish seems to be almost certain this season, with the club handing over what appeared to be an almost guaranteed promotion play-off spot to Fortuna Düsse ..read more

Bild reports that Hamburg have already found their replacement for Tim Walter just over a week after sacking him. The man to replace Walter is former 1.FC Köln boss Steffen Baumgart. Baumgart will be given a contract at the club until 2025 and he is expected to lead training for the first time on Tuesday before being presented at a press conference later in the day.  The task for Baumgart is clear, stabilise the team and make sure their return to the Bundesliga at the sixth time of asking. Hamburg currently sits third in the 2.Bundesliga four points off of the automatic promotion pos ..read more

Speaking to Sky Germany, Felix Magath does not rule out a potential return to Hamburg as manager to replace the now-departed Tim Walter. When asked if he would return to Hamburg, Magath said: “As I said, you should not rule out anything. Problems should be faced openly. In this respect, I do not exclude anything at the moment.” Magath is a legendary player at Hamburg having played over 300 times for the club in a period that saw them win the Bundesliga and European Cup. The 70-year-old also had a spell at the club as a manager in the 90s.  As a manager, Magath also has a strong resum ..read more

Hamburg have confirmed that they have sacked Tim Walter as their manager with the club currently sitting third in the 2.Bundesliga. At the weekend, Hamburg lost 4-3 to Hannover 96. Walter joined Hamburg in 2021 and during his time at the club, he turned HSV into a great footballing team but they always fell short when it came to promotion. The most recent example was Hamburg thinking they were promoted on the final day of last season, only for Heidenheim to leap-frog them and HSV would ultimately lose in the relegation playoff to Stuttgart.  Former assistant coach Merlin Polzin and goalke ..read more

Hamburg have announced the signing of attacking midfielder Masaya Okugawa on loan until the end of the season. The Japanese midfielder joined Augsburg on a free transfer from Arminia Bielefield last summer but has only made two appearances in the Bundesliga this season after breaking his collarbone at the beginning of the campaign. The 27-year-old completed his medical in Hamburg on Friday and is expected to be ready to play in Hamburg’s next fixture against Schalke. Claus Costa, director of Professional Football at HSV, has spoken on what Okugawa will bring to the team. “Masaya knows the leag ..read more

With Hamburg currently falling behind in the race for promotion and current coach Tim Walter’s contract expiring at the end of the season, Bild has listed potential candidates to replace Walter.  The future of Walter has come into doubt lately as Hamburg have struggled falling behind rivals St.Pauli and playing poorly. After an unconvincing loss to Paderborn last weekend, if Hamburg loses again and plays poorly, Walter could be fired.  If Hamburg do sack Walter there could be several individuals who could replace him. André Breitenreiter and Friedhelm Funkel are more realis ..read more

The next installment of the Football Manager franchise releases today and we are here to give you a list of German teams that you could manage in your first save (or whenever really). Schalke, Hertha Berlin, Hamburg, Kaiserslautern It is hard to pick between these four teams out of the 2. Bundesliga who you should take back to the Bundesliga. They all have their quirks, Schalke and Hertha will both want to return to the top division instantly and selling the deadwood on Hertha should give you the money to finance a return to the Bundesliga. While for Schalke, it will be about nurturing Assan O ..read more

The 2. Bundesliga may be renowned for its high tempo, goalscoring football, but it is also a phenomenal breeding ground for future stars. With the new season underway, who are five under-21 players to look out for during the 2023/24 campaign?  Bright Arrey-Mbi (20) – Hannover 96 After impressing while on loan at Hannover last season, Bright Arrey-Mbi has permanently signed with Die Roten on a free transfer from Bayern Munich. The 20-year-old centre-half featured sparingly throughout what was a turbulent campaign for Stefan Leitl’s side. However, despite only featuring just 15 times in the ..read more