Two weeks after Manchester United ended the season by beating arch-rivals City in the FA Cup final (2-1), today the board informed the coach Erik ten Haag his decision to stay on the bench.
As it develops David Ornstein at The Athletic, United have begun talks with Ten Hag to renew the contract that binds both parties until June 30, 2025, in addition to agreeing a transfer strategy to follow in the market.
Sentenced before the FA Cup final
On the eve of the FA Cup final, The Guardian reported that The Hag is doomed and that he will not continue on the United bench even if they beat City. But, after a period review, the board ruled Sir Jim Ratcliffe, which completed the purchase of 27% of the club and has full power in the field of sports, decided to keep the Dutch coach in office.
Hag, that’s it He arrived at Old Trafford in the summer of 2022, He was happy to accept the final verdict even though he didn’t like that United took so long to make a decision.
Movement in favor of the fans
Thus ends a soap opera that continued throughout last season, with constant rumors about its continuation as a result of the disappointing trajectory of a United He finished the Premier in eighth place, his worst classification.
Despite the fact that after winning the FA Cup a movement appeared among the fans in favor of its continuation. In recent weeks there has been speculation about his possible successor.
Tuchel, Pochettino, Southgate…
Thomas Tuchel, who left Bayern Munich, rejected an offer made to him by Ratcliffe last week. The interest in Mauricio Pochettino, who is no longer at Chelsea, is also getting cold. Other names that have come to the fore are Graham Potter, Thomas Frank, Roberto De Zerbi and above all, Gareth Southgate the English coach preparing for Euro 2024.
In the end, Ten Hag, who won the League Cup in his first season and the FA Cup in his second, received the news he had been waiting for. Gone are his last threatening statements: “If they don’t love me anymore, I’ll go somewhere else and win trophies, which I do.”
Source: La Verdad
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