Erik ten Hag set for talks with Man Utd bosses this summer season about his membership future

On Feb 22, 2024

Erik ten Hag will sit down with Manchester United bosses this summer season to debate his future.

Ten Hag has come underneath elevated stress this season following a woeful run of outcomes earlier than Christmas. The Dutchman’s £9m-a-year contract runs till the summer season of 2025 – and there have been no talks to increase the deal.

It’s understood new investor Sir Jim Ratcliffe desires to attend till the top of this season earlier than making a call on Ten Hag. This will contain consulting with United director Sir Dave Brailsford, new CEO Omar Berrada and incoming sporting director Dan Ashworth.

Ratcliffe desires these senior figures to assist him give you an id for the group transferring ahead. Then Ratcliffe must resolve if Ten Hag is the suitable man to nonetheless handle the gamers, or if he must appoint a brand new head coach. In the meantime, Ratcliffe will monitor how Ten Hag works throughout the new footballing regime he is now creating at Old Trafford.

But he has made it clear to Ten Hag that securing Champions League {qualifications} is a precedence this season. Ratcliffe is aware of Ten Hag has been compelled to work in a failing surroundings since becoming a member of United from Ajax in 2022.

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Sir Jim Ratcliffe is losing no time making large selections at Old Trafford
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Dave Brailsford will even be concerned within the determination
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Poor recruitment and off-field issues with sure gamers have undermined Ten Hag’s possibilities of getting the perfect out of his squad. United misplaced a membership file 14 video games in all competitions within the first half of the season.

Ten Hag’s males have received six of their final seven video games, however United nonetheless discover themselves in sixth place within the desk, 5 factors off the highest 4. Earlier this week Ratcliffe stopped wanting backing Ten Hag, however did settle for him and different current managers had struggled as a consequence of how the membership had been run.

Dan Ashworth will even be concerned – if and when he joins United
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Ratcliffe stated: “I’m not going to comment on Erik ten Hag, because it would be inappropriate to do that. But if you look at the 11 years that have gone since (former United chief executive) David Gill and Sir Alex Ferguson stepped down, there have been a whole series of coaches, some of which were very good.

“And none of them have been profitable, or survived for very lengthy. And you’ll be able to’t blame all of the coaches. The solely conclusion you’ll be able to draw is that the surroundings wherein they have been working, didn’t work.”