Markus Schopp: Barnsley in talks with Austrian following Valerien Ismael's move to West Brom
Markus Schopp has managed TSV Hartberg since 2018 and steered the club to a seventh-placed finish in the Austrian Bundesliga last season; Frenchman Valerien Ismael left for West Brom last week after guiding Barnsley to the Championship play-offs
Monday 28 June 2021 15:57, UK
Barnsley are in talks with TSV Hartberg boss Markus Schopp over their vacant head coach position with the club looking to appoint a quick successor to Valerien Ismael.
Ismael left to join West Brom last week, and the Austrian Schopp has now emerged as Barnsley's preferred candidate to take over at Oakwell.
Schopp guided Austrian Bundesliga side Hartberg to a seventh-placed finish last season and recently extended his contract.
But that has not stopped Barnsley moving for the 47-year-old, whose clubs during his career as a midfielder included Sturm Graz, Brescia and Red Bull Salzburg.
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Ismael took over from Gerhard Struber at Barnsley in October 2020, and under his tenure the Tykes missed out on promotion to the Premier League via the Championship play-offs last term, losing in the semi-finals to Swansea City.
The 45-year-old signed a four-year deal at the Hawthorns after a compensation package was agreed.
Barnsley begin their 2021/22 season away at Cardiff City on August 7 before facing Bolton in the EFL Cup first round three days later.
