He will likely be Manchester United’s fifth full-time supervisor in 9 years since Alex Ferguson’s retirement
He will likely be Manchester United’s fifth full-time supervisor in 9 years since Alex Ferguson’s retirement
Manchester United have named Ajax Amsterdam coach Erik ten Hag as their new supervisor to succeed interim boss Ralf Rangnick from the tip of this season, the Premier League membership stated on Thursday.
“Manchester United is delighted to announce the appointment of Erik ten Hag as males’s first crew supervisor, topic to work visa necessities, from the tip of this season till June 2025, with the choice to increase for an extra yr,” United stated in an announcement.
Ten Hag is the fifth everlasting supervisor to be appointed by United since Alex Ferguson retired in 2013 following David Moyes, Luis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Rangnick took over as interim supervisor in November following the sacking of Solskjaer with an settlement to proceed as a marketing consultant for 2 years.
The 52-year-old Ten Hag was appointed by Ajax through the 2017-18 marketing campaign and led them to the Dutch league title in 2019 and 2021, in addition to the Champions League semi-finals in 2019.
The Dutchman, who beforehand labored with the reserve crew of Bayern Munich, had lengthy been linked with a transfer to United.
“It’s a nice honour to be appointed supervisor of Manchester United and I’m vastly excited by the problem forward,” he stated within the membership assertion.
“I do know the historical past of this nice membership and the fervour of the followers, and I’m completely decided to develop a crew able to delivering the success they deserve,” he added.
“It will likely be tough to go away Ajax after these unimaginable years, and I can guarantee our followers of my full dedication and give attention to bringing this season to a profitable conclusion earlier than I transfer to Manchester United.”
