Manchester United are CLOSE to appointing Erik ten Hag as their new permanent manager after holding formal talks with Ajax over the Dutchman’s release from his contract
Manchester United are ‘close’ to appointing Erik ten Hag as their new bossThe Premier League club have held formal talks with Ajax on Ten Hag’s releaseHe is now looking likely to beat PSG boss Mauricio Pochettino to the United job
Manchester United are closing in on a deal to make Ajax’s Erik ten Hag their new manager.
Talks have been held with the Dutch club to establish the terms for Ten Hag’s release as United take a significant step towards appointing the 52-year-old.
Those discussions took place at the end of last week and indicate that United are now ready to press ahead with bringing in Ten Hag, whose Ajax contract expires at the end of next season.
Erik ten Hag is ‘close’ to being appointed as Manchester United’s new permanent manager
The compensation payment for Ten Hag would be just over £1.6million — significantly less than Paris Saint-Germain’s demand to release the other main candidate for the role, Mauricio Pochettino.
Sportsmail exclusively revealed Ten Hag was a leading contender for the job in November, before breaking the news of his interview for the post last month.
United’s process to choose Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s permanent successor has been described as ‘advanced’, although club sources stressed on Wednesday night that they are yet to reach a definitive decision on the new boss.
Ten Hag (right) is set to beat Paris Saint-Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino (left) to the job
They do have a call to make on the timing of their announcement, given Ten Hag’s job at Ajax and his workload until the end of the season.
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