Erik ten Hag appears to have won the race to become Manchester United ’s next manager, beating off competition from the likes of Mauricio Pochettino.
United have held formal contract talks with the Ajax boss and are prepared to trigger the 52-year-old’s release clause in his contract with the Dutch club. Ten Hag impressed United’s football director John Murtough and technical director Darren Fletcher and will take over the reins in June, once the Eredivisie season is concluded.
He has beaten Paris Saint-Germain’s Pochettino, Spain boss Luis Enrique and Sevilla’s Julen Lopetegui to the role, which will become available when Ralf Rangnick steps down as interim boss at the end of the current season.
