Erik ten Hag will be the new manager of Manchester United, sources report to ESPN. The current Ajax coach has reached an agreement with the English superpower and will be at the helm of the number seven in the Premier League next season.
According to ESPN, only the last dots have to be put on the i. Ten Hag is still in Amsterdam until mid-2023, but Manchester United does not want to wait a year and buys the coach for two million euros. Together with Mauricio Pochettino (Paris Saint-Germain), Julen Lopetegui (Seville) and Luis Enrique (Spain), Ten Hag was on the shortlist of The Mancunians† Ultimately, the choice fell on the Dutchman.
After Lopetegui and Enrique dropped out, the fight went on between Pochettino and Ten Hag. The difficulties Pochettino has faced this season at PSG, coupled with the potential cost of sacking him from the remaining 12 months of his contract at the Parc des Princes, left the former Spurs manager opting for both football and financial reasons. Ten Hag’, it sounds.
Steve McClaren is considered Ten Hag’s intended assistant at Old Trafford. The two previously worked together at FC Twente. René Meulensteen is also one of the names mentioned. Ten Hag will become the second Dutch manager of Manchester United after Louis van Gaal.
???? BREAKING: Erik ten Hag and Manchester United almost complete.
— ESPN NL (@ESPNnl) April 6, 2022
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