Sven Mislintat, Fortuna Düsseldorf, Samir Arabi
26 May 2026
Fortuna Düsseldorf and sporting director Sven Mislintat have parted ways after the club’s relegation to Germany’s third tier. Samir Arabi will replace him as the club begins a major rebuild with only ten contracted players.
Club leaders said talks exposed different views over Fortuna’s future direction. Mislintat also admitted relegation had forced difficult internal reviews, while Arabi now faces urgent recruitment work before his formal presentation on Friday.