Posted: 18:26, 6 April 2022 | Updated: 18:48, 6 April 2022
Manchester United have held formal talks with Ajax to determine the full terms of Eric ten Hague’s release, with an agreement for the appointment of the Dutchman described as “close”. The Dutchman is emerging as a top candidate to become the club’s new permanent coach along with Mauricio Pochettino and United have taken an important step towards the appointment of Ten Hague. Sources told Sportsmail that United officials have contacted their Ajax counterparts to find out what will be required to remove the high-scoring coach from his contract, which expires at the end of next season. Eric Ten Hague is “close” to his appointment as the new permanent coach of Manchester United Ten Haag (right) ready to beat Paris Saint-Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino (left) at work Ajax will pay a little over 6 1.6 million in compensation for Ten Hague, but that will probably exceed 2 2 million with the members of his backstage team accompanying him to Old Trafford. These discussions took place towards the end of last week and provide an important indication that United are now ready to push the button at Ten Hague’s appointment. Indeed, sources told Sportsmail that the agreement for Ten Hague to join United is “close”, although many parties close to the situation wanted to stress that a full agreement has not been reached. The total compensation for Ten Hague is unlikely to be an issue for United. Ten Haag will take over from caretaker boss Ralph Rangnick at Old Trafford this summer. Sportsmail revealed exclusively that Ten Hague was a serious candidate for the position in November before announcing the news of his official interview for the position last month. Reports have also suggested that Pochettino was behind in the race for the title due to PSG’s struggles this season and the fact that it would cost much more for the Argentine to be released from his contract in Paris, which he still has. 12 months. left up. The former Spurs boss is expected to leave the French team at the end of the season, regardless of how their campaign ends, with Zinedine Zidane and Antonio Conte among the coaches interested in the Ligue 1 team.
