Former Barnsley manager Daniel Stendel has claimed that he was dismissed by the club with immediate affect amid reports that the Tykes are seeking compensation after the German manager joined Scottish Premier League side Hearts.
The Sky Bet Championship club are reportedly unhappy with Stendel’s appointment at the Scottish side, and are looking to open a case to seek compensation for his move.
Hearts themselves have released a statement, saying: “He was not an employee of Barnsley Football Club when we first consulted him and there is no basis on which Heart of Midlothian Football Club is liable to Barnsley Football Club. Misleading reports and statements to the contrary elsewhere are entirely false. Should any claim be commenced against Heart of Midlothian Football Club, it will be defended in the strongest possible terms.”
And yesterday evening, Daniel Stendel took to his own personal Facebook page to release a statement about his time at Barnsley, and what the situation with the club is.
As quoted by BBC Sport, Stendel wrote: “The start to this season was very difficult though, but I always remained committed and accepted all the decisions of the board.”
“This including the decision to terminate my contract with immediate effect. At the day of my dismissal, I wasn’t informed about any detailed reasons.”
Stendel and Hearts will be hoping that the release of a statement will put this issue to bed so that work can start at the Scottish Premier League side, who are in desperate need of a quick turnaround.
The Edinburgh club currently sit third bottom of the table, but are level on points with bottom side St Johnstone.
