Erik ten Hag sees a possible conversation with the club management of Manchester United ‘certainly’ and he also wants to do it ‘very much’, he knows. Sky Sports to reveal. The Ajax trainer has reportedly been approached by intermediaries for the managership at the Red Devils, although there has not yet been an official contract with the English superpower. Ten Hag is fixed at Ajax until 2023 and repeated last week that he is only busy with the Amsterdam club for the time being.
Journalist Dharmesh Sheth van Sky Sports emphasizes on Twitter that Ajax and Manchester United maintain a good relationship. Ajax director Edwin van der Sar was associated with the English for several years as a player and he still has good contacts at Old Trafford. Sheth also points out that not Ten Hag, but Mauricio Pochettino was the top candidate at Manchester United in November. The position of the Paris Saint-Germain coach appears to be faltering after Real Madrid’s failure in the Champions League, French media has revealed. In Manchester, Ralf Rangnick is the interim manager until the end of the season, but it is already clear that he will no longer be for the group after the summer break.
Erik ten Hag “sounded out” by intermediaries – but no official contact from Manchester United. Focus is on Ajax – but he’d be “very keen” to talk to United. Clubs share good relations – van der Sar Ajax CEO. SSN reported in November #1 choice was Poch. #2 ten Hag. #tenHag #MUFC
— Dharmesh Sheth (@skysports_sheth) March 10, 2022
Ten Hag gave a clear signal at a press moment in the Johan Cruijff ArenA last week prior to the cup match with AZ. “At the moment I am only concerned with Ajax and my team,” the trainer emphasized when asked whether he will stay with the club permanently this summer. “And beyond that, I have no thoughts about the future. It’s not the point at the moment to think about that. We are in the final of the season and the focus should be fully on that. Again, at this point it shouldn’t be.” The theme should be: how are we going to win matches?”, the coach continued to focus on the football technical part of Ajax.
Club watcher Mike Verweij then indicated that Ten Hag still has a contract with Ajax for one year. “Yes, exactly. That’s why I don’t quite understand that question,” replied the choice lord of the Eredivisie leader. “And that’s why it strikes me a bit. I don’t have to think about that at all right now. I’m working on how are we going to win games?”
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The trainer recently emphasized that his focus is completely on Ajax.
Ten Hag has been Ajax’s trainer since January 2018. In the past four years, he won the national title twice with the Eredivisie leader, twice the TOTO KNVB Cup and once the Johan Cruijff Scale. This year, Ten Hag can once again win the championship and the cup with Ajax, while they are also active in the Champions League. Benfica will visit Amsterdam on Tuesday in the return game in the eighth final of the Champions League.