Sir Jim Ratcliffe plans to replace Erik ten Hag with Thomas Tuchel, Manchester United in talks

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has seen enough and wants to say goodbye to Erik ten Hag after this season, the German confirms Kicker. The football magazine also claims that Manchester United have already made contact with Thomas Tuchel.

Manchester United reached the final of the FA Cup on Sunday evening at the expense of Coventry City. However, that was not possible without a fight. The Ten Hag team took a 3-0 lead away, after which all efforts had to be made.

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No goals were scored in extra time, after which penalties determined the winner. Manchester United were victorious in the end, partly thanks to André Onana.

Co-owner Ratcliffe, who was present at the stadium, looked on in disgust. The British businessman agrees Kicker has made his choice and wants to replace Ten Hag with Tuchel.

Tuchel was fired by Bayern Munich earlier this season. The Germans can stay on until the end of the season, but they have to leave the field.

However, Tuchel has not accepted Ratcliffe’s offer. The former coach of Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea, among others, wants to focus on the end of the season first and only then talk about his future.

Ten Hag was through after the semi-final Ziggo Sports he asked if he was afraid of his work. “I’m not fighting for my job, no. But we just want to win every game,” said the Dutch manager.