Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at 13:59• Chris Meijer • Last update: 14:01

Erik ten Hag has not yet been able to fully convince the club management of Manchester United in the first meeting. The Independent writes that for several reasons there are doubts within the English superpower about the appointment of the current Ajax trainer. Nevertheless, Ten Hag would still be the favorite to take over from interim manager Ralf Rangnick after this season.

According to the British newspaper, Ten Hag made it clear during his first conversation that he Job at Manchester United as a five-year project. The first thing that the 53-year-old trainer with the Red Devils wants to change is the physical condition of the selection. Ten Hag would have said that the selection is at times far from ‘Champions League form’, especially in view of fitness. Ten Hag has already compiled a list of possible transfer targets, which also includes some Ajax players.

However, it is far from obvious when Ten Hag is appointed at Manchester United, Ajax players will follow his path. The Independent writes that Manchester United will take more care in attracting players from the Eredivisie, after Donny van de Beek and Memphis Depay previously failed to convince after their transfer from the Netherlands to Old Trafford. The same doubts exist within Manchester United about Ten Hag itself, given the mixed records of exponents from the Eredivisie.

In addition, there is division within the current selection about Ten Hag’s background. He is said to have ‘not blown away’ the Manchester United club management and is considered very charismatic per se, especially compared to his main competitor Mauricio Pochettino. However, the current coach of Paris Saint-Germain must cost a lot more than Ten Hag: according to Ajax The Independent less than five million euros, while Pochettino has to be loosened for an amount of thirty million euros.

For a long time it looked like Pochettino would be sacked from PSG after this season after the failed Champions League campaign. As it looks now, go les Parisiens rather say goodbye to sporting director Leonardo. Incidentally, the club management of Manchester United is also not one hundred percent convinced of the arrival of Pochettino, who still has a contract with PSG until the summer of 2023.