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Manchester United parted methods with Erik ten Hag final October after a disastrous begin to the season left the membership languishing within the backside half of the Premier League desk.
Sadly for United, issues haven’t improved beneath Ruben Amorim with the brand new head coach struggling to get his message throughout to the gamers Ten Hag left behind.
Since his sacking, Ten Hag has been linked with numerous roles however is but to make his return to the touchline.
Nonetheless, as reported by The Mirror, the 54-year-old’s hiatus may very well be about to return to an finish, given occasions in Germany this week.
Borussia Dortmund’s loss to Bologna within the Champions League proved the final straw for the board who’ve since relieved Nuri Sahin of his duties on the membership.
Dortmund Director, Lars Ricken stated he has “misplaced religion” in Sahin’s means to get one of the best out of the aspect and claims the choice to tug the set off was “unavoidable.”
Ten Hag is now the bookies’ favorite to interchange the Turk, who leaves Dortmund after a wretched run of 4 defeats on the spin.
Ought to Ten Hag take the job he’ll discover BVB in an analogous place to how he left United – within the fallacious half of the desk and struggling for kind.
It’s reported Ten Hag has a ‘excellent’ relationship with Dortmund advisor Matthias Sammer, which might show pivotal within the ultimate determination on Sahin’s alternative.
One other fascinating subplot to the transfer could be the influence on the way forward for Marcus Rashford, who has been linked with a switch to the German aspect this month.
Rashford loved his finest spell in a United shirt beneath the steerage of Ten Hag and Dortmund chiefs may very well be persuaded to loosen their purse strings given the potential in reuniting the duo.
Nonetheless, the pair did have their points at Outdated Trafford and Ten Hag can be finest positioned to tell the membership as as to whether a deal could be value pursuing.
Regardless of his turbulent spell at United, there isn’t a doubt Ten Hag is a proficient coach with a string of excessive profile managers failing to carry out beneath the present circumstances at Outdated Trafford.
Moreover, the Bundesliga could be higher suited to the Dutchman’s model of play with the frantic nature of English soccer proving an excessive amount of for Ten Hag at occasions.
No formal provide has been made by the Germans as issues stand, however with the Bundesliga now again in full swing after the winter break, developments are anticipated within the coming days.
Featured picture Octavio Passos by way of Getty Photographs
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