Schalke want Muslic tied down to 2030 without his €5-8m exit clause

📰 Schalke reportedly want to remove promotion-winning coach Miron Muslic's release clause and tie him down long term. 📌 Key points 🗞️ Sport Bild reported Schalke's plans for a new Muslic deal. 📝 His contract runs to 2028 after an automatic extension on promotion. 💶 It contains a €5m-€8m release clause for next summer. 🎯 Schalke want to extend to 2029 or 2030 and drop the clause. 📅 Talks are expected to start around spring 2027. 📝 What happened 🏆 Miron Muslic, a 44-year-old Bosnian-Austrian, joined from Plymouth Argyle and took Schalke back to the Bundesliga in his first season. His deal was automatically extended by a year to 2028 on promotion. 💶 According to Sport Bild, the contract includes a release clause he can use next summer. The fee is between €5m and €8m depending on the interested club, and 90min Germany says it can only be triggered until mid-May. 🎯 Sporting director Frank Baumann wants to remove the clause and extend the deal to 2029 or 2030. Talks are expected around spring 2027, and results and survival could play a part. 🗣️ Muslic has said he wants to stay at Schalke for a long time and that his work is not finished, though he has not hidden his dream of one day coaching Bosnia. 📊 By the numbers • Release clause: €5m-€8m (next summer) • Current contract: until 2028 • Target extension: 2029 or 2030 • Muslic's record: 41 games, 24 wins, 9 draws, 8 defeats 🔭 Why it matters Get German Football News says that at 494 days, Muslic is Schalke's longest-serving coach in recent years behind only Domenico Tedesco (621 days). For a club used to frequent changes, keeping rivals from triggering the clause is key to stability. Schalke return to action after the break in Bundesliga Matchday 5 this weekend.