Underneath-pressure Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag is ‘prime of the record’ to develop into the following Ajax supervisor, talkSPORT has been informed.
The Dutchman’s future at Outdated Trafford has been plunged into uncertainty by poor outcomes this season, in addition to as a consequence of Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s minority takeover of the membership in December.
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Extra doubt was forged on Ten Hag’s future on the weekend with Man United solely managing a 1-1 draw at home to struggling Burnley, and the Crimson Devils can now not end within the prime 4 of the Premier League this season.
With Europa League or presumably Convention League soccer within the offing subsequent season, change could come among the many Man United teaching workers.
However Dutch soccer skilled Marcel van der Kraan urged Ten Hag may bounce earlier than any potential push with the 54-year-old the favorite for the highest job on the Amsterdam ArenA.
“There’s a nice escape route for Manchester United and Erik ten Hag,” Van der Kraan stated on Trans Europe Specific.
“Ajax have had a dreadful season – they’ve had three managers, they’ve sacked the technical director, Sven Mislintat, they’ve sacked the CEO and introduced him again… they’ve sacked nearly everybody they’ll consider and it has been actually dire.
“The CEO, the massive man who was sacked solely two weeks in the past for suspected insider buying and selling as a result of he allegedly purchased shares simply earlier than he was appointed is again on the scene as of on Friday afternoon.
“Alex Kroes, who began SEG (Sports activities Leisure Group), take care of Erik ten Hag, they’ve carried out for a few years. This Alex Kroes is the brand new technical director of Ajax.
“Alex Kroes has received Erik ten Hag on the prime of his needed record. He’s his man and can look ahead to him till the top of this month as a result of by June 1st they need to appoint a supervisor or decide.
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“He is ready to attend one other month to see if Erik ten Hag will take the job on June 1st.
“Why till the top of Could? As a result of on Could twenty fifth it is the FA Cup last [Manchester United vs Manchester City] and Ten Hag won’t need to be disturbed with that query.
“However he is aware of about it, he is aware of there’s an open door at Ajax and he might be the supervisor of Ajax subsequent season and attempt to win a title there once more.”
Ajax have endured a dreadful season, which has seen them sack two managers, whereas present boss John van ‘t Ship is anticipated to depart upon the expiration of his contract on the finish of the marketing campaign.
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They’re fifth within the Eredivisie, 35 factors behind champions-elect PSV Eindhoven, which might imply they’d need to compete in play-offs simply to qualify for subsequent season’s Convention League.
The Kroes drama has added to the chaos off the pitch. The 49-year-old started work as CEO in March however was suspended simply 19 days after starting the position after being discovered to have ‘likely engaged in insider trading’ previous to his appointment in August 2023 by shopping for 17,000 shares within the membership.
Insider buying and selling — the shopping for or promoting of shares based mostly on privileged info — is a legal offence and Kroes subsequently submitted all required info to the Netherlands’ Authority for the Monetary Markets (AFM) for scrutiny. He maintains that his actions don’t quantity to criminality.
On April 14, following Ajax’s 6-0 hiding at Feyenoord, the membership’s Members Board and ultras wrote to the Supervisory Board — who took the choice to droop Kroes — asking them to rethink their resolution.
And it has since been introduced that the Supervisory Board allowed Kroes to return to the membership within the new position of ‘technical director’, on the understanding that he would ‘step down as CEO and chairman of the board.’
talkSPORT understands that Ten Hag and Man United players will suffer a pay cut for failing to qualify for the Champions League.
It is nonetheless unlikely that Ajax would match the wage Ten Hag pockets at Man United, nevertheless, Van der Kraan believes cash is not an object in Ten Hag’s managerial profession.
“If we keep in mind why Ten Hag got here to Manchester United, cash was by no means his motivation,” Van der Kraan added.
“Ten Hag comes from a household of millionaires, his father had an enormous, enormous empire within the east of Holland. I do not assume he is ever needed to fear about cash and I do not assume one or two million kind of will make a distinction for Erik.”
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Ten Hag joined Man United from Ajax in 2022 having gained three league titles in 5 years with the Dutch giants.
He loved an excellent first season with Man United because the crew gained the Carabao Cup, reached the FA Cup last and certified for the Champions League once more.
Nonetheless, Man United completed backside of their Champions League group, misplaced 3-0 to Newcastle within the Carabao Cup and have misplaced 12 of their 34 Premier League video games this season.
