Erik ten Hag was confirmed as Manchester United’s males’s first crew supervisor on Thursday. The Ajax head coach agreed to interchange interim supervisor Ralf Rangnick in the summertime and has signed a contract till June 2025, with the choice to increase for an additional 12 months.
Ten Hag is the fifth full-time supervisor employed by United in 9 years because the retirement of former supervisor Sir Alex Ferguson.
The 52-year-old is tasked with awakening a fallen superpower in European soccer that’s enduring its longest trophy drought in practically 40 years.
“It’s a great honour to be appointed manager of Man Utd, I’m hugely excited,” stated Ten Hag in a press release launched by the membership after the appointment.
“I know the history of this great club and the passion of the fans, and I am absolutely determined to develop a team capable of delivering the success they deserve,” he added.
Adopting the attacking philosophy of the nice Johan Cruyff, ten Hag succeeded in bringing the great occasions again to Ajax, main the most important crew within the Netherlands to 2 Eredivisie titles — it might be three in just a few weeks — in addition to the Champions League semifinals in 2019.
Returning United to its former heights is about to be a good larger job, given the crew received the final of its report 20 English titles in 2013 — Ferguson’s ultimate season of his 26-year reign — and hasn’t received a trophy since beating Ajax within the Europa League ultimate in 2017.
According to Sky Sports, ten Hag will reportedly get a sum of £200m to spend on signings this summer time, whereas as much as 12 gamers might be leaving.
Manchester United have agreed a £2.5m compensation bundle with Ajax for Erik ten Hag and his assistant Mitchell van der Gaag.
(With AP inputs)
