At the beginning of the season, Felix Magath brought him to Schalke as Sports Director but he had to be satisfied with a minor role. Now that Magath is gone, Heldt has seized his chance.
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The first thing he did was hire Ralf Rangnick as new coach. But Heldt still has to reduce the squad and strengthen the team at the same time. Quite a dilemma considering the club itself is 200 million euros in debt.