Erik ten Hag: Manchester United Appoints Ajax Boss to Kickstart New Era

• Manchester United has appointed Ajax boss, Erik ten Hag as the new manager of the club as he steps in to replace interim, Ralf Ragnick

• The 52-year-old signs on a three-year deal with the option of extending it for a further year

• Mitchell van der Gaag, his assistant is likely to join him at Manchester United as negotiations are already underway for his transfer

Manchester United has appointed Ajax boss, Erik ten hag as the new manager of the club. The Dutchman is expected to take over from interim Ralf Ragnick at the end of the 2021/2022 season.

There had been much speculation about either Ten Hag or Mauricio Pochettino coming into the club since the dismissal of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer last year and United has decided to settle for the Ajax boss.

Sky Sports reports that Manchester United will pay Ajax a compensation below £2 million, while the 52-year-old has signed a three-year deal with an option to extend for a further 12 months.

According to United’s website, Ten Hag said:

“It is a great honour to be appointed manager of Manchester United and I am hugely excited by the challenge ahead.”

However, he claimed that leaving Ajax will be a difficult decision and he is committed to offering his complete commitment till the end of the season.

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Manchester United is also expected to snatch Erik ten Hag’s assistant, Mitchell van der Gaag away from Ajax, and advanced negotiations are underway already.

The good relationship between United and Ajax is believed to have helped ease the appointment process of Ten Hag.

Edwin van der Sar, a former Manchester United goalkeeper who serves as Ajax’s chief executive disclosed that he would have loved to have kept Ten Hag for longer, but he couldn’t stop him from making the big move.

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