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Rob Dawson, Correspondent
Erik ten Hag believes he nonetheless has time to win over new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and maintain his job as Manchester United supervisor, sources have advised ESPN.
Ten Hag is underneath strain at Previous Trafford following a largely disappointing second season in cost.
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The Dutchman has been provided no formal ensures that he’ll keep in his function as Ratcliffe and his group — headed by INEOS director of sport Sir Dave Brailsford — proceed their audit of soccer operations following their buy of a 27.7% stake within the membership.
Regardless of doubts about his future, Ten Hag stays satisfied {that a} ultimate choice has not but been made and that he nonetheless has time to earn the total backing of Ratcliffe and Brailsford.
Ten Hag has been totally concerned in planning for the summer time switch window however, in keeping with sources, Brailsford has additionally been monitoring different candidates for the job within the occasion {that a} change of supervisor is required.
Gareth Southgate, Graham Potter, Roberto De Zerbi, Thomas Frank, Thomas Tuchel, Julen Lopetegui, Zinedine Zidane, Ruben Amorim and Julian Nagelsmann have all been mentioned internally as potential replacements.
Sources have advised ESPN that Ratcliffe is set to be as bold as doable together with his appointments to key positions and official approaches for candidates like Ange Postecoglou, who has been at Tottenham for lower than a 12 months, haven’t been dominated out.
Concentrating on Postecoglou, or any supervisor at present safe in a job, would observe an aggressive recruitment coverage since Ratcliffe’s funding which has seen United appoint Omar Berrada from Manchester Metropolis as their new CEO and method Newcastle United over the appointment of Dan Ashworth as sporting director.
Sources have advised ESPN that Ratcliffe and Brailsford really feel that latest United managers have been let down by an off-field construction which has not been match for goal and, if Ten Hag does sufficient to warrant one other 12 months in cost, he would profit from working alongside Berrada and Ashworth.
Ten Hag has a contract till 2025 however, in keeping with sources, understands that he has been left susceptible by an underwhelming marketing campaign, with United prone to lacking out on qualification for subsequent season’s Champions League.
With 10 video games to go, United are sixth on Premier League the desk, six factors behind fifth-place Tottenham and 9 adrift of Aston Villa in fourth.
Ending fifth within the Premier League might but be ok to earn a spot within the Champions League by way of UEFA efficiency spots for subsequent season’s new expanded competitors.