Man Utd considering nine managers to replace Erik ten Hag - report
Manchester United are reported to have as many as nine names on a managerial shortlist as they weigh up the future of current boss Erik ten Hag beyond this season.
Ten Hag still has another season left on the three-year contract he signed in 2022 upon joining from Ajax, but mixed results and the potential for a fresh start following the arrival of Sir Jim Ratcliffe as co-owner and a new sporting direction has brought uncertainty to the Dutchman's position.
United have struggled to kick on since Ten Hag's promising first season in charge, losing 11 of their 28 Premier League fixtures in 2023/24 and trailing the top four by nine points – albeit with a game in hand on fourth place Aston Villa. They are at least expected to return to the FA Cup final for the second year in a row after being draw with second tier Coventry City in the semi-finals.
Despite the disappointments of the last few months, writes that Ten Hag is optimistic there is still time to sufficiently impress Ratcliffe and the new hierarchy, which includes INEOS director of sport Sir Dave Brailsford and soon Omar Berrada as incoming chief executive.
But with an audit of United's football operations ongoing, there are «no formal guarantees» of Ten Hag keeping his job beyond this season as Ratcliffe and co. assess all the options. The former Ajax boss is said to have been part of the summer transfer window planning, but Brailsford has continued to also monitor alternative candidates to take over next season in case there is to be a change.
Links with Gareth Southgate have been well publicised this month, with Graham Potter, Roberto De Zerbi, Thomas Frank, Thomas Tuchel, Julen Lopetegui, Zinedine Zidane, Ruben Amorim and Julian Nagelsmann all now reported by to have
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