Manchester City supervisor Pep Guardiola has mentioned Ajax supervisor Erik ten Hag could possibly be a robust candidate to succeed him.
Ten Hag can be amongst a handful of names linked to the highest job at Manchester United as interim supervisor Ralf Rangnick’s tenure is ready to conclude on the finish of the marketing campaign. Sources have told ESPN that Ten Hag has held talks over the role at Old Trafford.
Guardiola joined Metropolis in 2016 and has a contract till the top of subsequent season. He mentioned in January he would possibly decide on his future this summer season.
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“Could Erik ten Hag be here at City? Definitely. I think he could be the one,” Guardiola mentioned. “For the way he approaches the game, definitely.”
Guardiola labored with Ten Hag at Bundesliga membership Bayern Munich for 2 seasons when Ten Hag was in command of the second staff.
The 52-year-old was appointed by Ajax throughout the 2017-18 marketing campaign and led them to the Dutch league title in 2019 and 2021, in addition to the Champions League semi-finals in 2019.
“For his qualities, just take a look at his Ajax team in the last years,” Guardiola mentioned.
“It is a joy to watch and in many games, not just the year they got to the Champions League semi-final, but with little details they would have reached that final.”
Ten Hag informed German TV channel Sport1 he couldn’t rule out leaving Ajax this summer season.
“My focus is currently only on Ajax,” Ten Hag mentioned. “But in football, you never know.”
Requested to verify if he had spoken to United, he mentioned: “Everyone knows each other in the industry. There are always talks with representatives from other clubs — that’s normal.”
