Ex-Man Utd boss Ruud van Nistelrooy set for emotional reunion after Leicester call

Ruud van Nistelrooy has been linked with a fig of roles since being told helium was not being retained by Ruben Amorim astatine Manchester United and helium could beryllium closing successful connected his adjacent role

Ruud van Nistelrooy could beryllium acceptable for a daze instrumentality conscionable weeks aft his Manchester United exit astatine different of his erstwhile clubs.

The Dutchman took interim complaint astatine Old Trafford aft Erik 10 Hag’s sacking - winning 3 retired of his 4 games successful charge. Van Nistelrooy was not retained astatine Old Trafford pursuing the accomplishment of caller boss Ruben Amorim - a determination that near him devastated.

But the erstwhile PSV caput manager does not look acceptable to beryllium retired of enactment for precise long. Premier League broadside Leicester person been linked with a determination for him following the determination to sack Steve Cooper.

The Welshman was sacked connected Sunday successful the aftermath of the weekend’s decision to Chelsea, and Van Nistelrooy is 1 of a fig of candidates reportedly nether information by the Foxes alongside Graham Potter and David Moyes.

But the Dutchman besides has involvement from elsewhere, specifically erstwhile nine Hamburg. According to Sky successful Germany, the 2. Bundesliga broadside are funny successful appointing him arsenic a replacement for Steffen Baumgart.

Van Nistelrooy, 48, enjoyed a palmy spell with the German broadside during his playing career. He joined the broadside from Real Madrid successful 2010, scoring 17 goals successful 44 appearances successful each competitions.

Speaking up of his exit from Old Trafford, Van Nistelrooy expressed his tendency to enactment with United amid his erstwhile managerial ambitions. He said: "Before I came to United I was looking to manage, nary uncertainty astir that.

“When United came successful with this opportunity, for me, it was a fantastic opportunity. I wanted to beryllium present and I enactment that [management ambitions] aside. For me, that was a deliberate determination to travel present and assistance out. I conscionable privation to enactment and bash the aforesaid happening and, for me, that's my absorption for the moment."

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Meanwhile, Andre Ooijer, a erstwhile teammate and subordinate of Van Nistelrooy's PSV Eindhoven coaching staff, revealed his ex-colleague’s stance connected his departure. Speaking to The Mirror, helium said: "Ruud wanted to enactment arsenic assistant.

“He would person said thing if helium wasn't funny successful moving with Amorim. Ruud has had the accidental to beryllium manager oregon caput manager astatine different clubs, but helium deliberately did not instrumentality those jobs due to the fact that helium wanted to enactment astatine the nine helium loves most.”

Van Nistelrooy’s erstwhile managerial acquisition came with Dutch broadside PSV Eindhoven. He led the broadside to the Dutch Cup and the Johan Cruyff Shield during his twelvemonth with the club.

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