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Manchester United could have returned to profitable methods within the Premier League on the weekend however the race for to-four is prone to elude them this time period.
They’re eight factors behind Aston Villa in fourth and 6 factors behind Tottenham Hotspur who’re fifth however have a recreation in hand.
Judging by the workforce’s type this marketing campaign, they need to be extra cautious of shedding sixth place to the likes of West Ham United and Brighton who’re solely 4 and 5 factors behind respectively.
The FA Cup represents the workforce’s greatest likelihood at qualifying for Europe subsequent season however Liverpool are up subsequent within the quarterfinals.
EtH’s unsure future
Even profitable that competitors won’t be sufficient to maintain Erik ten Hag within the sizzling seat with new minority stakeholders INEOS speaking to a number of candidates relating to changing the Dutchman.
One of many high contenders linked with the Previous Trafford job is present Germany nationwide coach Julian Nagelsmann who is ready to have a busy summer time with the European Championships arising.
In keeping with Sky Sport Germany, the previous Bayern Munich boss is eager to return to membership soccer and his plan is to take action after the Euros.
⚠️ Excl. Information #Nagelsmann: He needs to make a future choice earlier than the EUROs! Probably in April or Might …
➡️ Ideally he needs to announce a brand new membership earlier than the event!
Nagelsmann needs to make a acutely aware choice early to have readability. In the course of the event and simply… pic.twitter.com/tetBSOis4l
— Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) March 11, 2024
As reported by Florian Plettenberg, Nagelsmann needs to agree a transfer earlier than the event commences, in order to keep away from any distractions through the course of the competitors.
“Nagelsmann needs to make a future choice earlier than the EUROs! Probably in April or Might. Ideally he needs to announce a brand new membership earlier than the event!” the journalist wrote on X (previously Twitter).
Eager to return
“Nagelsmann needs to make a acutely aware choice early to have readability. In the course of the event and simply earlier than it, he needs to completely concentrate on the event and never make his future a subject.”
It might imply his future membership may very well be with out their boss forward of getting ready plans for pre-season however that’s unlikely to cease events from swooping for the previous RB Leipzig coach.
There may be additionally the potential value of sacking Ten Hag, which can rise to as excessive as £10 million.
INEOS are anticipated to be ruthless and for them, cash doesn’t appear to be an impediment ought to they need their man as seen from their chase of Newcastle’s sporting director Dan Ashworth.
Will probably be attention-grabbing to see how this pans out. Ten Hag will likely be hoping outcomes and shows can enhance within the days to come back as he seeks to proceed within the job.
