Niko Kovac will become new coach at Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund, managing director for sport Lars Ricken confirmed on Wednesday night. "Yes, I can confirm it. We have reached an agreement in principle with Niko Kovac.

Borussia Dortmund appointed Croatian Niko Kovac as manager on Thursday after the Bundesliga club sacked Nuri Sahin last week.

Niko Kovac will become new coach at Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund, managing director for sport Lars Ricken has confirmed. "Yes, I can confirm it. We have reached an agreement in principle," Ricken told streaming portal DAZN after Dortmund's 3-1 Champions League victory over Shakhtar Donetsk.

Borussia Dortmund’s Lars Ricken confirmed that BVB interim head coach Mike Tullberg will remain on the sidelines for this weekend’s Bundesliga fixture against Heidenheim. Tullberg responded to an

New Borussia Dortmund coach Niko Kovac is convinced that "we can achieve a lot together in the future," as he gets ready to start the new job. "The talks with (managing director) Lars Ricken were very constructive,

Niko Kovac will be the new coach of Borussia Dortmund as last season's Champions League runner-up looks to rescue a troubled season. The former Bayern Munich and Monaco coach will start work on Sunday.

Borussia Dortmund is set to appoint Niko Kovac as the club’s new head coach. Dortmund’s managing director of sport, Lars Ricken, confirmed reports that the club had reached an agreement with the former Frankfurt, Bayern, Monaco and Wolfsburg coach this week.

Ricken said: "We've held intensive talks with Niko Kovač over the past few days and have consciously taken the time to get to know each other and our expectations better. Niko's

Borussia Dortmund officially appointed Niko Kovac as head coach on Thursday, one day after qualifying for the Champions League play-offs.

Who is the new Borussia Dortmund coach? Though he may not have the same connection to BVB as his predecessors Nuri Sahin and Edin Terzic, Niko Kovac is a familiar face in the Bundesliga. When he officially takes over on February 3,

“We have had intensive discussions with Niko Kovac over the past few days and have deliberately taken the time to get to know each other and our expectations better,” Dortmund managing director Lars Ricken said. “We are in a challenging sporting situation and are sure that in Niko we have found the coach who is able to master it.”