Whatever the outcome of the FA Cup final, Erik Ten Hag will no longer be at Manchester United next season.
Erik Ten Hag will give up his post as Manchester United apron. The Dutch coach is paying the price for his team’s bad season. The separation is now confirmed.
Ten Hag condemned regardless of Saturday’s result
The information comes from Fabrizio Romano, the transfer window expert. He assures that this decision by the Mancunian board is independent of the result of the Cup final, scheduled for Saturday. United faces Man City there and can go for their second title in two years.
Ten Hag saw himself continuing in his mission. But he won’t have the chance. He will also not have the opportunity to challenge his compatriot Arne Slot next season. The latter has just been appointed to the technical helm of rival club Liverpool.
Zidane to succeed him?
If the news of a breakup is confirmed, Ten Hag will be the second manager to leave a Premier League giant in the space of a few hours after Mauricio Pochettino. The Argentinian having been fired by Chelsea.
Romano specifies that United have already started looking for Ten Hag’s replacement. Among the names that come up most often in the British tabloids are Thomas Tuchel and also Zinedine Zidane.