What's happening with Miron Muslic after controversial 2025 Plymouth Argyle exit? | OneFootball

Muslic lost a lot of Argyle fans' respect when he forced through a move to Schalke last year...

Plymouth Argyle have been making a late push up the League One table in recent weeks as Tom Cleverley's side look to crash into the play-off spot, with the Devon outfit setting their sights on an unexpected immediate return to the Championship.

The Pilgrims looked to be in relegation danger after the first few months of the season, but their fortunes have changed dramatically in recent times, and they have been aided by dual hotshots Aribim Pepple and Lorent Tolaj at the top end of the pitch.

The mood around Home Park is a lot more positive than it was in the latter stages of 2025, and even when they were relegated from the second tier last April, there was belief that Miron Muslic was going to guide them back to the level one year later, with his arrival in January not quite seeing them avoid the drop, but there was certainly some promising signs.

However, all of that changed in late May, when Plymouth shockingly confirmed a few weeks after the end of the season that they had "reluctantly" given permission for Muslic to speak to a second tier German club, despite signing a three-and-a-half year deal just four months prior.

Austrian/Bosnian coach Muslic had a desire to return closer to his family in Europe, and when Schalke approached, he took the opportunity to engineer a move to the German sleeping giants - but how is he getting on since jumping ship?

What is Miron Muslic up to now following his acrimonious Plymouth Argyle exit?

Soccer Football - FA Cup - Fourth Round - Plymouth Argyle v Liverpool - Home Park, Plymouth, Britain - February 9, 2025 Plymouth Argyle manager Miron Muslic celebrates after the match Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra

Well, as it happens, Muslic is in a great position to take Schalke back to the Bundesliga in his first season at the Gelsenkirchen-based outfit.

This is Schalke's third season in Germany's second tier, having been relegated in 2023 at the first time of asking - prior to their 2021 relegation, they had been in the top flight of German football since 1991.

After finishes of 10th and 14th in the 2. Bundesliga in the last two years, Muslic was brought in after Schalke had gone through three different permanent managers since the start of 2023-24, and he's well and truly eclipsing what Thomas Reis, Karel Geraerts and Kees van Wonderen did.

At the time of writing, Schalke have played 25 league games and sit two points clear at the top of the standings from Darmstadt and Elversberg, with the top two going up automatically and the third-placed finisher qualifying for the promotion play-offs.

What the standings show is that Schalke are by no means home and hosed with nine matches of the season to go, but they are in pole position to reclaim their spot in the upper echelons of German football.

Schalke and Muslic have got to travel to both their aforementioned nearest competitors in the coming weeks though, in matches that could define the battle for promotion.

Miron Muslic is proving his controversial decision to leave Plymouth Argyle was worth it

It's fair to say that there was a real shock when news broke last May that Muslic was heading to Schalke, especially from FLW's Argyle fan pundit, because even though he was ultimately in charge when the club were relegated to League One, the board had backed him with a new head of recruitment that he'd worked with at Club Brugge just weeks prior.

When looking into the decision a bit deeper though, the location factor probably played a huge part with his family residing in Austria, but also the fact that Schalke are a huge team in Germany despite their second tier status, with their average attendance in the 2. Bundesliga at home being over 61,000 this season.

There's no doubt that Muslic will have more than likely received a pay rise for the move as well, and if promoted to the Bundesliga, the playing budget will likely get a boost as well given the money they must bring through the gates at the VELTINS-Arena.

All in all, it's a decision that ultimately made sense for Muslic, even if the Plymouth fans did not take it too well - they've well and truly moved on though with Tom Cleverley in the dugout trying to make things happen.