Both Alejandro Garnacho and Lisandro Martínez and the entire Manchester United squad were left without a coach last Monday when the dismissal of Erik ten Hag was confirmed. Despite having started his cycle well, achieving third place in the Premier League 2021/22, and having won two national cups in the two seasons he directed, the Dutchman was dismissed from his position after the complex start to the 24/25 campaign.
While Rudd Van Nistelrooy – hired by the board to act as EtH’s field assistant – takes charge of the team on an interim basis, United has already closed the Portuguese Rúben Amorim as Ten Hag’s replacement and will take over as coach in the coming days.
In parallel, with the departure of the technician with a past at Ajax, in the last hours they began to filter a series of requests that he had made within Manchester United, referring above all to signings that did not happen. The renowned English portal Daily Mail revealed that Erik ten Hag wanted a forward currently in the Premier League will join the current squad and become an offensive partner of Alejandro Garnacho yMarcus Rashford.
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Specifically, the British newspaper reported that the now former coach intended to add the veteran forward Danny Welbecka 33-year-old footballer who emerged from the United youth academy and had a great time at the club a little over a decade ago, as he participated in 142 games in which he scored 29 goals, gave 17 assists and won the last Champions League and the Premier that the Manchester team got.
During his career, Welbeck spent time at Arsenal, Watford and currently plays for the Brighton, a club where he is experiencing a rebirth of his career after having had a football slump in the two London clubs. Erik ten Hag wanted to bring the attacker back to the Red Devils ten years after his last move, but Welbeck himself rejected the possibility.
His return to Manchester United was planned for the beginning of this season, since his contract with the Seagulls was ending and he could arrive as a free agent, to become an offensive variant in the team he It could be complemented with Garnacho in the attacking trident.
Danny Welbeck, the striker that Ten Hag wanted for his Manchester United (IMAGO)
Finally, Welbeck chose to renew his relationship with Brighton, a club where he is having a great start to the season by accumulating 6 goals and one assist in 10 games played. The reunion with United, at Ten Hag’s request, could not happen.
Rúben Amorim, new Manchester United coach
After the departure of Erik ten Hag, Manchester United moved quickly and signed Rúben Amorim, coach of Sporting Lisbon, to be their new coach.
On his social networks, Fabrizio Romano already revealed that “The contract, project and details of the agreement between Rúben Amorim and Manchester United are 100% ready“, and that only the details of his departure from Sporting remain to be polished, for which the Red Devils will have to pay a large compensation that will be added to the 18 million euros they already had to pay for the dismissal of Ten Hag.
According to The Times, The Portuguese team has a clause of 15 million euros to hastily release his coach, so United will have to invest a total of 33 million euros just to change coaches.
The role that Garnacho can have with Amorim
If the Portuguese coach respects his favorite tactical scheme, Manchester United will have a resounding change in the team’s formation, since Amorim usually plays with an offensive 3-4-3 in which the wingers are essential to break rival defenses. Over there, Garnacho could have a predominant role, being an unbalancing footballer who can play on both ends. If he maintains his good level, he will be vital for his new coach.
The present of Manchester United
Manchester United is in fourteenth place in the Premier League, after barely adding eleven points in the first nine rounds. Their presence in the competition includes four defeats, with two 3-0 losses at Old Trafford (against Liverpool and Tottenham), which have been fundamental in reigniting rumors about a possible exit.
In the Europa League the outlook is not the best either. In three games played, they achieved three draws and are in 20th position, being in the qualifying zone for the 16th round.
The most recent result doesn’t help either, since Manchester United faced West Ham in London this Sunday and fell 2-1 on the hour mark, in a match that ended up leading to the departure of Erik ten Hag from his position as coach. Rúben Amorim will arrive at the club at a critical football moment.
