Markus Weinzierl is keen to take charge of Schalke and has stressed he does not fear failure if he were to be named the Gelsenkirchen side's new head coach.
Weinzierl: I have nothing to lose at Schalke
Markus Weinzierl is looking forward to becoming the new Schalke coach and does not fear a potential failure
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The 41-year-old has a contract with Augsburg, but is widely regarded as the favourite to succeed Andre Breitenreiter at Schalke.
A number of coaches have failed in Gelsenkirchen in recent years, but Weinzierl is not afraid a similar fate awaits him.
"What would you do in my place? Should I not take the job because there is a chance I might fail?" Weinzierl told Die Zeit.
"I know that it will not be an easy job. But I have nothing to lose.
"If things don't go well, I will be one of so many who did not succeed at Schalke.
"But it will not go wrong, because I have prepared for this for a long time."
Sporting director Christian Heidel, meanwhile, has stressed Weinzierl's appointment is not a done deal just yet.
"No, it is not a done deal yet," Heidel told Sport Bild.
"If it was a done deal, we would announce it."
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