Niko Kovac will be the new coach of Borussia Dortmund as last season's Champions League runner-up looks to rescue a troubled season.

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.

Borussia Dortmund appear to have found their replacement for Nuri Sahin, who was relieved of his duties as head coach last week.According to Sky Germany, Dortmund and Niko Kovac have agreed a

Sky Sport journalist Patrick Berger had a blockbuster of a story, which detailed Borussia Dortmund’s secret meeting in Austria with Ralf Rangnick. Rangnick, of course, is the Austrian national team head coach and was one of the names linked to Bayern Munich last summer before the club ultimately hired Vincent Kompany: ⚫️ EXCLUSIVE!