Man United and the hierarchy at Old Trafford have seemingly hinted they will not try to tempt Thomas Tuchel away from Chelsea after reportedly sounding out a compensation fee for Ajax boss Erik ten Hag.
Ralf Rangnick was appointed as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's successor until the end of the season, with the German then set to move into a consultancy role. The hunt is on for the next permanent manager at the club then with Paris Saint-Germain's Mauricio Pochettino and Ajax's Ten-Hag both strongly linked. But with the future of Chelsea currently uncertain as Roman Abramovich deliberates over who should succeed him as owner of the club, Tuchel's situation has also been thrown into doubt. While the German has repeatedly reaffirmed his commitment to the club, he continues to be drawn into speculation.
Amid Rio Ferdinand's recommendation to appoint either one of Tuchel or the former Spurs boss due to him being familiar with the pair, it is looking as though the Red Devils are edging closer to choosing Ten Hag as their preferred option after an impressive interview was conducted last week. This is according to Sky Sports who have reported that the club have been 'informally' gathering information around the man that Louie Van Gaal has urged to snub the offer in favour of a more palatable football based move for the up and coming manager.
