Michael Schade set to fulfil contract
Recent rumours about the order of succession in top management at Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH are completely unfounded.
The club’s shareholders’ committee confirmed CEO Michael Schade (64) will fulfil his contract to 30 June 2018 as agreed and then retire when he reaches retirement age. No discussions have been held with possible successors.
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