The former Ajax and Manchester United manager was fired by the former Bundesliga champions on Monday, September 1st, after just sixty days and three official matches in charge.
Sporting director Simon Rolfes said, "Building a new and successful team with this line-up is not feasible", and CEO Fernando Carro stated that "separation at this early stage of the season is painful, but we felt it was necessary."
Frozen out
German media started speculating about Ten Hag's future in Leverkusen after last weekend's last-gasp 3-3 draw away at Werder Bremen. However, newspaper Bild reported on Tuesday that the Dutchman was frozen out long before that.
Axel Hesse and Phillip Arens reported that Erik ten Hag had no knowledge of the club negotiating with former Real Madrid star Lucas Vazquez, who agreed to join Leverkusen on August 24th and signed his contract the day after.
Ten Hag didn't even speak to the Spaniard until August 26th, by which time, Bild say, Ten Hag must've realised his future in Germany might've been coming to a quick end.
€100,000 per day
The Dutchman's short stay in Germany did not come without financial consequences for the Werkself. According to Bild's calculations and sources, Erik ten Hag, who signed a two-year contract, was paid a total of €6 million during his sixty days in charge of the first team.
The sum is an accumulation of the Dutchman's wages and severance payment, which amounted to just under €5 million in total.