Former Chelsea and Bayern Boss Thomas Tuchel has been appointed as the manager of Manchester United this evening after the sacking of Erig Ten Hag
What Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Thomas Tuchel talked about at their clandestine rendezvous in Monaco has come to light. After leaving Bayern Munich at the conclusion of the season, the former Chelsea manager has been strongly connected to the Manchester United position.
After spending just three months in the dugout at the Allianz Arena, Tuchel left the German powerhouses. The 50-year-old guided Bayern to the Champions League semifinals, but he was unable to stop Bayer Leverkusen from winning the Bundesliga.
Even though Manchester United defeated Manchester City in the FA Cup final last month, Erik ten Hag’s future at Manchester United is presently questionable. Despite the Red Devils’ eighth-place Premier League result, the Dutchman was still able to win some hardware and qualify for the Europa League.
The current plan for Ten Hag is for his contract to end the next year, but it’s still unknown if he’ll continue as head coach. If claims coming from Germany are accurate, Manchester United may be getting ready to let him go.
Journalist Christian Falk of BILD Sport claims that Tuchel and Ratcliffe met in Monaco on Tuesday. The article claims the German explained his ideas for taking over Erik ten Hag at Old Trafford, although it’s also said Tuchel has no intention of assuming a new position this summer.
Falk continues, using Tuchel’s work with Antonio Rudiger, who found fresh life at Stamford Bridge, to further illustrate how he would force Jadon Sancho back into the team and reenergize Mason Mount.
Questioning Louis van Gaal on the future of his fellow countrymen ahead of this summer’s Euro 2024, in an interview with Sky Sports. The Dutchman needs more time at Manchester United, according to the manager of the Netherlands.
The 72-year-old answered, “Yes, of course (he should remain), but I also wanted more time.” “I also won the FA Cup; no one had done it in 20 years before to me. Erik is now winning the FA Cup and qualifying for the Champions League in his first year, so I don’t believe you should fire him; I think he needs more time.
“Yet, I may also be more critical because he hasn’t performed very well. Though he has also demonstrated that he is an effective manager, you may yet be critical of him.”
After last month’s FA Cup final, Ten Hag gave his thoughts to media on rumors regarding his future. “I’m in a project, and we’re just where we want to be,” he declared. We’re building a group. At United, things were in disarray when I came over.
“We are in the process of building a team for the future. We’ll ride out the highs and lows. What you observe is that the squad is growing and succeeding; ultimately, winning trophies is what matters.”
“Two trophies in two years is not terrible,” Ten Hag said. It’s not terrible to have three finals, but we must continue. It doesn’t satisfy me. We must perform better. I go somewhere else to win championships if they don’t want me anymore because that is what I have done my entire career.”
