Key Takeaways
- Marco Rose will become Bournemouth head coach when Andoni Iraola departs this summer.
- The 49-year-old German has signed a three-year contract and arrives without a compensation fee.
- Bournemouth sit eighth in the Premier League and still hope to reach Europe for the first time.
Marco Rose has accepted an offer to lead Bournemouth from next season after the club confirmed Andoni Iraola will leave in June.
The 49-year-old tactician, currently out of work following his March exit from RB Leipzig, will sign a three-year deal at Vitality Stadium.
Board members drew up a shortlist of three names before settling on Rose. Ipswich Town’s Kieran McKenna and Rayo Vallecano’s Inigo Perez were also interviewed.
Rose has never coached in England, but he brings Champions League experience gained at Salzburg, Dortmund and Leipzig. During those spells he lifted two Austrian titles, the Austrian Cup, the German Cup and the DFL-Supercup.
Bournemouth praised the appointment yet stressed that the squad must first finish the current campaign in style. The team are unbeaten in 13 league matches and sit just outside the European places on goal difference.
Chief executive Neill Blake said: “We look forward to welcoming Marco in the summer. Right now, every effort is on ending the season strongly.”
Rose started coaching in 2012 with Lokomotive Leipzig and later gave senior debuts to future stars such as Erling Haaland, Jude Bellingham and Dominik Szoboszlai.
His reputation for developing players appeals to Bournemouth, who have regularly sold top talent. Last summer alone, defenders Milos Kerkez, Ilya Zabarnyi and Dean Huijsen left for a combined £150 million, while January saw winger Antoine Semenyo join Manchester City after a release clause was met.
Despite the departures, Iraola’s side have continued to climb the table, and Rose will be expected to maintain that progress while coping with further potential sales.
Because the German is unemployed, Bournemouth will pay no compensation, making the appointment both low-risk and attractive as they chase a maiden European campaign.
