Overview
- Sporting director Clemens Fritz said he could not confirm that Johannes Jahns will be removed as squad planner after the season, responding to widespread reports.
- Bild and DeichStube reported that Jahns is slated to relinquish the role in summer, with internal talks expected soon and a modified position still possible.
- Jahns is viewed by decision-makers as chiefly responsible for a winter loan-registration error exposed by Transfermarkt, though Fritz publicly accepted blame for the mix-up.
- The supervisory board intends to conduct a comprehensive review after the campaign that could shape the futures of Fritz and football chief Peter Niemeyer.
- Werder sit one point above the relegation play-off with eight matches remaining after a 0–2 loss to Mainz, having already replaced coach Horst Steffen with Daniel Thioune.