Boss Miron Muslic leaves relegated Plymouth for Schalke soccer

Plymouth have announced boss Miron Muslic has left the club to take over at German side Schalke.

Argyle "reluctantly allowed" the Bosnia-born Austrian to begin talks to leave earlier this week.

Now Muslic has taken over the seven-time German champions who have been playing in the second tier since relegation in 2023.

Muslic replaced Wayne Rooney at Home Park in January but could not save Plymouth from suffering relegation to League One.

A Plymouth statement read: "Miron Muslic has departed the club to join 2. Bundesliga side FC Schalke 04.

"Muslic joined Argyle in January, overseeing 23 matches, including the memorable victory against Liverpool in the Emirates FA Cup. Despite his best efforts, he could not stave off relegation with Argyle dropping to Sky Bet League One on the final day of the season.

"We wish Miron all the best for his future endeavours."

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