Ten Hag ‘will leave Man Utd if he doesn’t get vote of confidence from Sir Jim Ratcliffe’ as Southgate and Potter linked
ERIK TEN HAG could reportedly quit Manchester United this summer if he does not get assurances from Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
The British billionaire has purchased 25 per cent of the club and his team are now in charge of football operations at Old Trafford.
Man Utd are almost certain to miss out on next season’s Champions League and face a battle to qualify for any European competition.
Pressure is mounting on Ten Hag, with Ratcliffe ready to start making huge changes at the end of the season.
No decision has yet been made on the manager’s future.
But The Mirror claim Ten Hag could quit Man Utd should he not get the vote of confidence from the new chief.
The Dutch boss has a year left on his deal and the club have the option to extend it by a year.
There has reportedly been no contract talks yet and he could feel it’s the right time to leave should he not have long-term backing from Ratcliffe.
Ten Hag is supposedly open to ditching United in favour of a return to Ajax.
CEO Alex Kroes has been suspended by the Amsterdam-based side amid allegations of insider training.
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But should he be reinstated, reports suggest he will try to reappoint Ten Hag.
Meanwhile, SunSport exclusively revealed that Graham Potter is being lined up as his replacement at Man Utd.
SunSport also understand that England boss Gareth Southgate is in the running if he leaves the Three Lions at the end of the Euros.
Meanwhile, Ratcliffe is forming his new team to run the club after hiring Omar Berrada as CEO, Jason Wilcox as technical director and Dan Ashworth is set to join as sporting director.
Man Utd are LUCKY to be seventh in the table... one particular stat is terrible, say Dave Kidd
By Dave Kidd
THE frightening thing about Manchester United’s season is that they should really be LOWER than seventh in the Premier League.
Even during their current run of one win in seven league matches, United’s results have been better than their performances.
Erik ten Hag’s team deserved to lose each of their last three drawn games against Brentford, Liverpool and Bournemouth.
On goal difference, United are ninth in the league, while only seven teams have scored fewer than their 47 goals.
And if we give any credence to ‘expected points’, then that stat would have them 15th in the table.
If Ten Hag’s men lose Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final to Championship side Coventry, it should not come as a major surprise.
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