Reports: Neestrup being tracked by Leipzig as well as Wolfsburg

Copenhagen coach Jacob Neestrup stands on the sidelines during the UEFA Champions League Group A soccer match between FC Copenhagen and FC Bayern Munich at the Telia Parken. RB Leipzig are considering FC Copenhagen boss Jacob Neestrup as a candidate for their vacant head coach position, according to media reports. Sven Hoppe/dpa
RB Leipzig are considering FC Copenhagen boss Jacob Neestrup as a candidate for their vacant head coach position, according to media reports.
The Dane has also been linked in the media with Bundesliga rival Wolfsburg.
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Kicker and Sport Bild reported on Tuesday that Leipzig sporting director Marcel Schäfer had reached out to the 37-year-old.
Leipzig, who missed out on Europe for the first time as a Bundesliga team, are searching for a successor to interim coach Zsolt Löw.
The 46-year-old took over from the sacked Marco Rose in March but returned to Jürgen Klopp's global football strategy team at Red Bull after the season ended.
Spaniard Cesc Fàbregas from Italian Serie A club Como and Crystal Palace's Austrian boss Oliver Glasner were viewed as top candidates for the Leipzig job, but both appear set to stay put.

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