VfL Wolfsburg faces a significant challenge following their first-ever relegation from the Bundesliga. The club urgently needs a new sporting director, a new coach, and a completely new team. The pressure is high as the new 2. Bundesliga season starts on August 7, just three weeks before the first Bundesliga matchday. Sporting director Pirmin Schwegler emphasizes that it will be an intense summer. Six loan players will leave VfL, and contracts with Jonas Wind and Kevin Paredes are also expiring. Many high-paid players want to leave the club, including national team players such as Mohammed Amoura and Lovro Majer.

The question remains how the club can rebuild in the second division with the remaining professionals, including captain Maximilian Arnold and winter transfer Kento Shiogai. A bright spot could be Denmark's record national player Christian Eriksen, who has taken on a leadership role during the relegation battle. So far, only the return of Elvis Rexhbecaj is confirmed as a new signing, while striker Alessio Besio from third-division SC Verl is expected to follow soon.

Coach Dieter Hecking's contract ends on June 30, and Alexander Blessin from FC St. Pauli is frequently mentioned as a potential successor. However, Hecking's future also depends on whether he remains as coach or transitions to another role. The supervisory board, dominated by Volkswagen, has high hopes of bringing Marcel Schäfer back, but reports suggest this will not be possible. A move of Hecking to the sporting director position could be a solution, as this role has been vacant since the separation from Peter Christiansen in March.