Erik ten Hag's immediate managerial return closed off as European giants hire new boss

Erik 10 Hag was sacked by Manchester United conscionable nether 3 weeks ago, though the Dutchman had held hopes of making a speedy instrumentality to top-level absorption successful Serie A

Erik 10 Hag's hopes of making an contiguous instrumentality to absorption person been dashed aft Roma announced Claudio Ranieri arsenic their caller boss.

Ten Hag was sacked conscionable nether 3 weeks ago aft winning lone 4 of the archetypal 13 games of the play with Manchester United. He had extended his declaration successful the summer, but controlling co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe opted to fto the Dutchman go.

The erstwhile United brag soon emerged arsenic a contender for the Roma job, aft the Italian giants sacked Ivan Juric. The Croatian was lone appointed successful September to regenerate Daniele de Rossi, but won conscionable 4 of his 12 games successful charge.

That sparked Roma's hunt for a 3rd manager of the play and Ten Hag had been floated arsenic a imaginable option. Instead though, the Serie A broadside person brought Ranieri retired of status for a 3rd spell arsenic manager.

The 73-year-old had announced the extremity of his vocation successful May aft guiding Cagliari to survival. But the accidental to again negociate his hometown nine has proven to beryllium excessively bully to crook down.

He antecedently managed them betwixt 2009 and 2011, guiding them to a second-place decorativeness successful his archetypal season, and again for 2 months astatine the extremity of the 2018-19 campaign. And Roma are hoping helium tin crook their 2024/25 around, earlier aiding successful the hunt for a semipermanent successor.

"AS Roma is pleased to denote that Claudio Ranieri is the caller Head Coach of the First Team. At the decision of the season, Claudio volition modulation into a elder enforcement role, wherever helium volition beryllium an advisor to the ownership connected each sporting matters astatine the club," the nine said.

"The hunt for a aboriginal manager volition proceed implicit the adjacent months. Claudio volition person input successful that determination arsenic well. He is simply a existent awesome of the Club’s values and 1 of the astir respected Roman sports figures worldwide.

"The Club extends its champion wishes to him for this breathtaking caller section successful his career, assured that helium volition beryllium an invaluable plus to the squad and to each of AS Roma. Forza Roma and invited home, Mister!"

Ranieri has enjoyed a storied career, with the item being guiding Leicester to a singular Premier League rubric triumph successful 2016. He appears to person his enactment chopped retired for him astatine the Stadio Olimpico.

Roma presently beryllium 12th successful Serie A, having won conscionable 3 league games truthful acold this term. They are 12 points adrift of the apical 4 and are besides struggling successful the Europa League.

Ten Hag could good inactive beryllium a campaigner for the imperishable job, which would statesman successful the summer. It is not yet known erstwhile the Dutchman would similar to instrumentality to the dugout oregon successful which country, though Roma are long-time admirers of him.

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