Sports'I understand...' - David Ornstein drops morning Ten Hag to MUFC update live on Sky Sports
Manchester United may be just ‘days’ away from finalising the appointment of Erik ten Hag as manager, according to The Athletic’s David Ornstein.
The lowdown
United are looking for a permanent successor to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who was sacked back in November.
Ralf Rangnick has taken over on a temporary basis until the end of the 2021/22 season.
The Telegraph’s Jason Burt revealed on Wednesday evening that United are ‘closing in’ on taking Ten Hag from Ajax, with things now ‘moving fast’.
The Dutchman has led the club to two Eredivisie titles, one Dutch Cup and one Dutch Super Cup during his five years in charge.
The latest
Speaking live on Sky Sports News on Friday morning (via Football Daily), Ornstein stressed that a deal had not been agreed yet but says United are hoping to complete the process in ‘the next couple of weeks’.
“They have honed in, it seems, on Erik ten Hag, and Mauricio Pochettino, but it appears that Ten Hag is the preferred candidate.
“The thing is, the deal is not done, as I understand it. Until it is done, there’s obviously going to be a lot of debate and speculation.”
He later added: “You would like to think, if you’re Manchester United, that, having come so far, they’ll get things done in the coming days and the next couple of weeks.
“I don’t know the exact timescale in that sense because you’ve got to dot a lot of Is and cross a lot of Ts but I think United are in a position where they want to get this closed but it’s not closed yet.”
The verdict
What obstacles might remain in talks with the 52-year-old?
Well, according to Fabrizio Romano, he’s asked the club to be ‘100% involved on present and future strategy’, encompassing additions, outgoings and new contracts.
He apparently considers this ‘key’ to his prospective ‘rebuild’ at Old Trafford.
It will be intriguing, if he’s confirmed as the next manager by the end of the month, to see how much input he has on the contracts that expire in the summer.
The likes of Paul Pogba, Jesse Lingard, Edinson Cavani and Juan Mata are currently due to leave as free agents, but will he have something to say about that?
In other news, Sky Sports also dropped this on-air United update.
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