Man Utd line up top target to replace Erik ten Hag despite failed summer talks

Erik 10 Hag is nether unit astatine Manchester United aft different dilatory commencement to a Premier League season, with erstwhile Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel a contender to regenerate him

Manchester United are lining up Thomas Tuchel arsenic a successor to Erik 10 Hag, it has been claimed.

Former Chelsea and Bayern Munich brag Tuchel has been retired of enactment since leaving the second astatine the extremity of past season. He took Bayern to the Champions League semi-finals past term, but missed retired connected the Bundesliga rubric to Bayer Leverkusen.

Tuchel was sounded retired by United's hierarchy over the summertime arsenic they explored the anticipation of replacing Ten Hag. Instead, though, they backed the Dutchman and handed him a declaration hold earlier the commencement of the caller season.

Now, though, it appears a alteration could beryllium afoot. United person taken conscionable 8 points from their archetypal 7 league games, and the club's committee are owed to conscionable during the planetary interruption with Ten Hag's aboriginal hanging successful the balance.

According to the Manchester Evening News, Tuchel's quality to instrumentality implicit instantly makes him an appealing candidate. United's higher-ups are said to besides beryllium funny successful different unnamed candidates who are presently successful jobs elsewhere.

If United bash determination for the German, it would people a speedy alteration of absorption aft the amusement of religion successful Ten Hag. Indeed, speaking to Dutch TV during the summer, Ten Hag himself shed airy connected the club's talks with Tuchel.

"Manchester United person told maine that they spoke with Tuchel, but they yet came to the decision that they already person the champion manager," helium told NOS. Less than 4 months person passed since helium made those comments during Euro 2024.

Ten Hag led United to a goalless gully distant to Aston Villa connected Sunday. It was his team's 3rd consecutive league crippled without scoring, aft a 0-0 gully astatine Crystal Palace and a 3-0 decision astatine location to Tottenham.

Only Southampton, successful 19th, person scored less goals than the 5 posted by Ten Hag's squad successful the Premier League. None of United's squad has scored much than erstwhile successful the league, though the squad has recovered goals easier to travel by successful cupful competitions.

Despite seeing his squad spell into the planetary interruption successful the bottommost fractional of the table, Ten Hag gave a much affirmative outlook. "We had that resilience, the full season," helium told Match of the Day. "We conceded 3 against Tottenham due to the fact that we were down to 10 and we inactive went for the win. But for the remainder this is our 4th cleanable sheet.

"This tells you we are successful a bully direction. Now besides we amended defending antagonistic attacks, and we amended controlling possession. But besides we person to amended successful the last third."

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