Wolfsburg confirm Valerien Ismael as new head coach after Freiburg win

Wolfsburg have appointed Valerien Ismael as their new head coach, with the 41-year-old signing a deal until 2018.

Former Bayern Munich player Ismael had been promoted from the under-23 team following the dismissal of Dieter Hecking last month.

At the weekend, the 2015 Bundesliga runners-up won only their second match of the season, friv2015online, to move out of the relegation zone.

"Together we analysed the complete situation and came to the conclusion that Valerien Ismael is the right head coach for Wolfsburg," sporting executive Klaus Allofs friv10play.

Wolfsburg had been linked with a number of other coaches including Hertha Berlin's Par Dardai, former Hamburg boss Bruno Labbadia and Andre Villas-Boas.

"An extensive look at all the alternatives proved to us that this is the best solution," Allofs said. "This was a decision made with complete conviction."

Ismael thanked the club for the "faith they have placed in my work," and added: "I firmly believe that we will be successful together."

A defender during his playing days at Werder Bremen, Bayern and Hannover, he was sacked after only 13 matches of a spell in charge of second division side Nurnberg in 2014.

Wolfsburg sack Dieter Hecking after one win from seven games

Wolfsburg sacked manager Dieter Hecking on Monday following a poor start to the Bundesliga season.

Under Hecking, Wolfsburg earned just one win from their first seven matches and are in 14th place, two points above the relegation zone.

The final blow came with friv-games, after which Hecking failed to receive any backing from director Klaus Allofs.

Valerien Ismael, the coach of Wolfsburg's under-23 side, will take over as interim manager of a club that began the season with an overhauled squad and the ambition of qualifying for Europe.

"Despite great matches in the Champions League, we failed to qualify for an international competition last season," Allofs said in a statement. "And the reshuffle of the squad has not produced the results we were hoping for.

"After the latest disappointing performances, we decided to give the team a new impulse by changing the coach."

Hecking said on the club website he was "disappointed" but accepted his side's early-season form had been well below par.

"I would have liked to continue working with the team and get them back to winning ways, but I respect the decision of the club," Hecking said.

Hecking became Wolfsburg's coach shortly before Christmas in 2012. In 2015, Wolfsburg won the DFB Pokal and finished runners-up to Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, notching a 4-1 win over the champions. play games newy8games

The 52-year-old is the third Bundesliga coach to lose his job this season, after Werder Bremen's Viktor Skripnik and Hamburg's Bruno Labbadia.

Wolfsburg sign Real Madrid's Borja Mayoral on season-long loan

Wolfsburg have completed the signing of Spanish forward Borja Mayoral on loan from Real Madrid for a season. fro free games friv3 you play here

The 19-year-old will spend the coming season with the Bundesliga club and should both clubs be happy with his progress over the next 12 months, his loan deal will automatically be extended.

"We've had our eyes on Borja Mayoral for a long time now and we're really pleased that he has now decided to join Wolfsburg," said the Bundesliga club's director of sport Klaus Allofs.

"He is still right at the beginning of his career and can now take the next step.

"It is part of our strategy that, in addition to promoting our own youth, we also provide a stage for top talented players from abroad to develop, as was the case with Josip Brekalo and Victor Osimhen.

"He's already proven his goalscoring threat. He's technically adept and is certainly going to be given the time that he needs to get used to the Bundesliga 

Mayoral's arrival follows the departure of Germany forward newsy8games earlier on Friday.

Mayoral featured only six times for Real's first team but was a regular for their youth and reserve selections, scoring 32 goals in 58 appearances.

"I want to play and possibly win as many games as possible with Wolfsburg," said Mayoral, who was top scorer of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Greece last year.

"We want to qualify for the Champions League. The team has the potential for it.

"I had a good feeling about Wolfsburg from the first moment. I wanted to come here because they are a great team with a great history and I am looking forward to my first training session and my first game, and getting to know my teammates." 

Wolfsburg striker Bas Dost eyes move to 'nice club' Southampton

Wolfsburg forward Bas Dost has said he believes Southampton would be "a great club" for him to join as he considers his options this summer.

Netherlands international Dost wants to leave Wolfsburg in the window "to take another step" in his career.

While Die Wolfe are hoping to reinforce their attack with Juventus forward Simone Zaza, friv10 he was attracted by the idea of a move to the Saints.

"That would be a good club for me," he said. "But I don't know if that club is realistic for me right now.

"It's a nice club, that's all I can say."

He said his aim was to start a new chapter in his career, "within Germany or to England" and added: "I want to show what can I do." you can play the game for free here  friv10

 

Josuha Guilavogui makes permanent Wolfsburg move after two-year loan

Josuha Guilavogui has said he wants to lead the club back into the Champions League. new games friv2015 play

Midfielder Josuha Guilavogui has signed a three-year deal at Wolfsburg, the club he joined on loan from Atletico Madrid in 2014.

Guilavogui, 25, has missed only seven Bundesliga games since his move, and Wolfsburg have now exercised an option to buy in their two-year loan contract with Atletico.

"We are delighted to have signed Josuha on a permanent transfer," sporting executive Klaus Allofs friv2015.

"Over the past couple of years, he has proven that he is perfectly suited to Wolfsburg, sportingly as well as personally. It was always clear to us that we wanted to hang on to him for the long term."

"I am very happy to continue playing for VfL Wolfsburg and to be a part of this wonderful club," Guilavogui said.

"I felt right at home here from my very first day in Wolfsburg, so it has always been my desire to stay here longer.

"I want to play my part in making VfL an established side amongst the top teams in the Bundesliga permanently, and helping us regularly play in the Champions League."

Wolfsburg braced for 'odd decisions' vs. Real Madrid - Klaus Allofs

Wolfsburg sporting director Klaus Allofs has warned that the club will need to "cope with odd decisions" in their Champions League clash against Real Madrid on Tuesday.

Bundesliga side Wolfsburg go into the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinal at Real Madrid with a 2-0 lead from the first leg at the Volkswagen Arena last Wednesday.

The Spanish giants have already predicted a memorable comeback at the Bernabeu, with Cristiano Ronaldo telling AS on Monday that it will "be a magical night" with the Portugal international asking the Madrid supporters to create a special atmosphere.

He said: "With your help the players will give the maximum on the pitch and we will go through to the next round. Hala Madrid!"

There are, however, fears in the Wolfsburg camp that not only the stadium and the Real players will play a part in the Champions League clash, but also that Hungarian referee Viktor Kassai, 40, could be influenced by the intensified atmosphere.

"We need to be wide awake. We need to get everything right," Allofs was quoted by German tabloid Bild. "We need to cope with odd decisions."

He added: "Things will happen you don't really expect yet. Take pot luck. Real are favourites. Also for the return leg. Even a 3-0 or a 4-0 [from the first leg] would not allow us to rest." free games here friv8

Nicklas Bendtner's Wolfsburg career branded a 'failure' by Klaus Allofs

Wolfsburg director of sport Klaus Allofs has branded Nicklas Bendtner a "failure," saying he has been unable to deliver on the expectations when he joined the club from Arsenal 18 months ago. the game for free here friv2016game

The Dane penned a three-year contract with the Wolves after Arsenal had sent him out on a series of loan spells with Birmingham, Sunderland and Juventus.

He failed to make a lasting impression at any of his previous clubs and Allofs feels the signs are not good at his club either.

"He's a player with extraordinary ability, but he never manages to go beyond this point," Allofs told Sport1 television.

"At the moment, it doesn't look like he can help us. The experiment can be seen as a failure."

Bendtner has started only four times in the Bundesliga this season, while he has been left out of the squad for Wolfsburg's last three matches.

Nicklas Bendtner has struggled to make an impression in Germany. friv2016game

However, Allofs does not see Andre Schurrle's time at the club in such a negative light.

He has also struggled to make a name for himself since arriving from Chelsea just over a year ago, but Allofs is expecting him to make the grade eventually.

"Watching him in training, you can see the extraordinary ability he has and he's going to show this at Wolfsburg too," Allofs said.

"We've got faith in him being able to help us in the long term."

Meanwhile, defender Naldo could be out for the rest of the season after he dislocated his shoulder in Saturday's 2-0 defeat to Bayern Munich.

"We all wish him a speedy recovery, although it may be the case that he misses the rest of the season," said Wolfsburg coach Dieter Hecking on his club's website.

"Therefore, Robin Knoche and Dante, who combined so well in Ghent, are going to have to show how well they can play together."