On Monday, it was revealed that Manchester United was trying to sign Southampton’s Jason Wilcox.
It is rumored that Man United wants to appoint the former head of Manchester City’s academy as their technical director as part of their new hiring team.
In addition to announcing Omar Berrada as the team’s new CEO, the INEOS company is still eager to name Dan Ashworth as their sporting director.
Fans are left to wonder about Erik ten Hag’s long-term future at Old Trafford amid all of these significant changes.
It is advisable to keep looking into possible successors in the background given how the Red Devils have been playing recently and INEOS’s failure to officially guarantee the Dutch coach’s tenure beyond this season.
Furthermore, given INEOS’s intention to reduce the management of United’s authority, Ten Hag may choose to leave the team himself at the end of the current campaign.
Football Insider claims that INEOS director of sport Dave Brailsford and Sir Jim Ratcliffe believe Ten Hag has had far too much influence over moves at Old Trafford.
Their goal is to implement a system where the head coach focuses only on the first squad.
According to the same report, United is keeping an eye on Kieran McKenna, the manager of Ipswich Town, who is becoming a serious candidate to be their next manager.
McKenna served as United’s assistant coach under both Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer before departing the team in the wake of the latter’s dismissal.
After that, he relocated to Ipswich, who were playing in the EFL League One. With six games remaining, the team currently sits atop the Championship standings. Certainly, a promotion to the Premier League will do wonders for his standing in England.
It’s interesting to note that some at the club view him as a “future Man United manager” after he transformed the Championship team, impressing United officials already.
It’s reasonable for some supporters to wonder if he has enough experience for a team like United. Still, there’s not much questioning his tactical skills.
Under his leadership, Ipswich have not only routinely generated results but also play an attractive brand of football, leading the second-tier English football league in goals scored thus far this season.
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