Sir Jim Ratcliffe and co have decided that Erik ten Hag will be staying at Manchester United - but the Dutchman still wants a say on important matters in the club's new structure
Erik ten Hag has given assurances to Sir Jim Ratcliffe that he can work with Manchester United ’s new chief executive and technical director - but only as equal partners.
The Dutchman was unimpressed to hear that United had spoken to several potential successors in the weeks since he had guided the Reds to a shock FA Cup Final triumph over Manchester City. But after being told by Ratcliffe that he would not be sacked during a face-to-face meeting in Ibiza, the 54-year-old made it clear that he is not prepared to relinquish control when it comes to identifying potential transfer targets and making decisions on how his team will play.
Overmars was the director of football who recruited names like Frankie de Jong, Mohammed Kudus, Andre Onana, Dusan Tadic and Davidson Sanchez during his time as director of football at Ajax. Van der Sar, United’s former Champions League-winning goalkeeper who was employed as chief executive of the Amsterdam club, generated a fortune by selling the likes of De Jong, Sanchez and Matthijs de Ligt for premium fees.
Ten Hag recently spoke on Dutch TV about how his relationship with Overmars worked. He said: “Overmars was the one who set out the strategy and vision of Ajax. He was bright, he had cleverness, strategic insight and he knew so much about football at top level.“He never wrote anything down, not even two lines on a piece of paper. But he made his vision very clear and everything was in place. When he was forced to leave, everything fell to pieces and there was anarchy in the entire organization.
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