Manchester United have prolonged Erik ten Hag’s contract via to June 2026.
Ten Hag was already beneath contract at Previous Trafford till 2025 however the membership have now triggered the prevailing possibility of an extra 12 months.
The 54-year-old was retained as United manager following the club’s end-of-season review and has now prolonged his earlier settlement — which was as a consequence of expire on the finish of the approaching 2024-25 season — on current phrases.
The Dutchman was appointed as United supervisor in 2022, having received six trophies — together with three Eredivisie titles — throughout four-and-a-half seasons in control of Ajax.
“I’m more than happy to have reached settlement with the membership to proceed working collectively,” Ten Hag.
“Trying again on the previous two years, we will replicate with satisfaction on two trophies and plenty of examples of development from the place we have been once I joined. Nevertheless, we should even be clear that there’s nonetheless a number of exhausting work forward to achieve the degrees anticipated of Manchester United, which implies difficult for English and European titles.
“In my discussions with the membership, now we have discovered full unity in our imaginative and prescient for reaching these targets, and we’re all strongly dedicated to creating that journey collectively.”
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The membership’s new sporting director Dan Ashworth, who was appointed at Old Trafford earlier this week, stated of Ten Hag’s contract renewal: “With two trophies prior to now two seasons, Erik has bolstered his report as one of the vital constantly profitable coaches in European soccer.
“Whereas the membership’s overview of final season highlighted areas for enchancment, it additionally reached a transparent conclusion that Erik was the most effective companion for us to work with in driving up requirements and outcomes. This group of gamers and workers have already proven they’re able to competing and profitable on the high degree; now we have to do it extra constantly.”
United’s eighth-place end within the Premier League within the 2023-24 season was their lowest since 1990 whereas in addition they exited the Champions League on the group stage.
Nevertheless, Ten Hag guided to their first FA Cup success since 2016 with a remaining victory over Manchester City, whereas he received the Carabao Cup in his first season in cost — ending United’s six-year run and not using a trophy.
Ten Hag guided United to their FA Cup success in Could (Crystal Pix/MB Media/Getty Photos)
In the meantime, United are in talks so as to add Ruud van Nistelrooy and Rene Hake to Ten Hag’s teaching workers with discussions persevering with round a training reshuffle.
The Athletic reported in June first-team coach Benni McCarthy will leave the club on the finish of his contract, with the prospect of assistant coach Mitchell van der Gaag departing. Steve McClaren and Darren Fletcher are each prone to stay on Ten Hag’s workers.
The Athletic has also reported that former United striker Van Nistelrooy is in talks over a return to Previous Trafford, having beforehand been a candidate for the vacant Burnley managerial place.
Van Nistelrooy scored 150 targets in 219 video games for United between 2001 and 2006 to determine himself as a agency fan favorite, and received the Dutch Cup throughout his one season in control of PSV Eindhoven.
The 47-year-old has been and not using a managerial job since leaving PSV one recreation earlier than the 2022-23 season ended, and is prone to be a part of Ten Hag’s teaching workers alongside Hake, 52, who would go away his place as head coach of Eredivisie membership Go Forward Eagles, the place Ten Hag’s administration profession started.
Hake is an skilled coach who has managed 5 golf equipment within the Netherlands together with two seasons at FC Twente and 18 months as FC Utrecht head coach.
Van der Gaag, who has ambitions of being a head coach as soon as once more, and McCarthy each joined United alongside Ten Hag in the summertime of 2022.
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