“‘FIRE RETURN’ – Man Utd leaders are angry with Erik ten Hag for revealing details of the meeting in Ibiza in a ‘blockbuster’ interview with Dutch television.”
ERIK TEN HAG is in hot water with Manchester United’s hierarchy after revealing details of their Ibiza summit.
The Red Devils boss was on holiday there when officials from the club turned up on his doorstep to ask him to continue as the club’s manager.
Erik ten Hag has angered the Manchester United hierarchy with an interview on Dutch TV
Ten Hag was met by officials during his holiday in Ibiza
Sir Jim Ratcliffe did not want the meeting made public
Erik ten Hag spoke candidly on Dutch TV
They also informed him they had spoken to other candidates, including former Chelsea and Bayern Munich boss Thomas Tuchel, but that they wanted to keep the Dutchman on.
Ten Hag was understandably angry with how he had been treated and the way in which this message was delivered when he was supposed to be on a relaxing break.
But new part-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his team are unhappy that what they thought was a private meeting was made public by the manager on Dutch television this week.
The club DO want Ten Hag, 54, to sign a new three-year deal but that is understandably some way from being agreed as yet.
Ratcliffe owns 27.7 per cent of United and has been tasked with looking after all football operations at the club.
He has Sir David Brailsford as his right-hand man and employed Jason Wilcox as technical director.
Meanwhile, incoming football director Dan Ashworth and CEO Omar Berrada are still seeing out gardening leave from their former clubs — Newcastle and Manchester City respectively.
It has not been a great start for the new regime as majority owners, the Glazer family, take a back seat.
Ratcliffe and Co have angered staff behind the scenes with criticisms in emails, while also offering redundancy packages. They wanted to give Ten Hag one of those, too, after the club finished a record low of eighth in the Premier League last season.
But United’s surprise FA Cup final win over champions City saw a wave of support from fans swing behind Ten Hag.
