Aberdeen are looking at other options for their managerial vacancy following delays in finalizing Eirik Horneland’s contract.
The Dons were close to appointing the 50-year-old as their new manager last month, but his move to Pittodrie was halted due to uncertainty over his personal issues.
If his issues can be resolved soon, Horneland will continue to take the job.
Eirik Horneland has been leading the race to become Aberdeen’s new manager but the move has stalled.
But the Dons are now talking to other candidates, including former New York Red Bulls manager Sandro Schwarz.
The 47-year-old German, who previously managed Mainz, Dinamo Moscow and Hertha Berlin, left the New York Red Bulls in October last year.
Aberdeen sporting director Lutz Pahnenstiel (left) has been leading the search for a new manager while Peter Leben took over as interim manager.
He is well known to sporting director Lutz Pahnenstiel, who has been leading the process since Jimmy Thelin was sacked in early January.
Peter Leven then took over as interim manager and won one of eight league games, with the club finishing eighth in the Scottish Premier League.
However, they reached the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup with wins over Raith Rovers and Motherwell.
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Aberdeen chairman Dave Cormack said last week that the appointment of a new manager had been delayed due to “unforeseen circumstances”.
He added that Pfannenstiel had spoken to “a number of strong candidates both in the UK and abroad” and that the club “should not rush or compromise” on the appointment.
Despite ongoing talks with candidates, Aberdeen announced former assistant manager Tony Docherty returned to Pittodrie last month to support Leven.
Former assistant Tony Docherty has returned to Aberdeen to support interim boss Peter Leven.
Docherty was part of former manager Derek McInnes’ backroom team and spent eight years at the club, joining him at Kilmarnock before taking on managerial duties of his own at Dundee and Ross County.
Aberdeen schedule:
- Celtic (H) – Scottish Premiership – Wednesday – Sky Sports live broadcast
- Dunfermline Athletic (A) – Scottish Cup – Saturday
- Falkirk (H) – Scottish Premiership – March 14
- Rangers (A) – Scottish Premiership – March 21
- St Mirren (A) – Scottish Premiership – April 4
- Hibernian (H) – Scottish Premiership – April 11
