Erik ten Hag in profile as Man Utd 'open talks' with Ajax boss
Erik ten Hag has made contact with Robin van Persie as he plans for the Manchester United job, reports say. The Ajax boss is the frontrunner to take over at Old Trafford, despite the club also admiring Mauricio Pochettino, Julen Loptegui and Luis Enrique. And he may be about to bring a Red Devils legend with him.
Manchester United are set to start another new era this summer.
And it’s Ten Hag who is poised to oversee their rebuild, with the Dutchman in pole position to secure the role after a second round of interviews conducted by John Murtough and Darren Fletcher.
United admire the Ajax boss for his attacking style of play, with the 52-year-old working wonders throughout his five years in charge in Amsterdam.
Now, the Mirror say Ten Hag has made contact with Van Persie about potentially working under him should a move to the Premier League materialise.
Van Persie spent three years at United after signing from Arsenal in 2012, propelling the Red Devils to Premier League title glory during his first season at the helm.
Ten Hag and Van Persie’s talks have been described as ‘informal’, but it’s stated the Ajax boss thinks the retired striker’s knowledge of the club would be ‘invaluable’.
Man Utd news: Erik ten Hag is preparing to take over at Old Trafford (Image: GETTY)
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United have also interviewed Pochettino, Lopetegui and Enrique - who are currently working at Paris Saint-Germain, Sevilla and Spain respectively.
Yet they face competition to land Ten Hag, who is also the subject of offers from two other clubs.
Ten Hag, providing he gets the job of re-awakening United from their post-Sir Alex Ferguson slumber, wants to build a team capable of competing for the Champions League.
And he thinks he’s unable to do that at Ajax due to the turnover of players they have each and every year.
He would like to raid the Dutch side, too, for two of their best players.
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