Manager Michael Wimmer has left Motherwell to join German club Jahn Regensburg, who will play in the third tier next season.
The 44-year-old took charge of last Sunday’s final Scottish Premiership match of the season, a 1-1 draw at Ross County, and returned to his native Germany.
He told club officials earlier this week he would not be back at Fir Park next season because of “family reasons”, leaving the Lanarkshire club hunting for a new boss.
Wimmer replaced Stuart Kettlewell in mid-February and won five and drew three of his 12 matches in charge.
Well finished the 2024-25 campaign seventh in the Scottish Premiership, having exited the Scottish Cup before Wimmer’s arrival.
He previously led Austria Vienna after a spell as interim boss at Stuttgart.
Jahn Regensburg were relegated after finishing bottom of the Bundesliga’s second division this season.
Wimmer’s exit leaves four Premiership clubs seeking a new manager – Dundee, Kilmarnock, Rangers and now Motherwell.
With Heart of Midlothian having taken Derek McInnes from Kilmarnock as their new head coach, at least five of 12 top-flight clubs will start the new season under new management.
