Steve McClaren is into account for a shock return to Previous Trafford as potential new supervisor Erik ten Hag’s quantity two.
Ajax supervisor Erik ten Hag is believed to be near turning into the brand new supervisor of Manchester United after impressing chiefs in an interview, in addition to his sturdy file in Holland, successful two Eredivisie titles in addition to taking the Amsterdam facet to the Champions League semi-finals.
McClaren has already had success working with Ten Hag earlier than, with the previous England supervisor using him as his assistant when he took over at Dutch facet Twente throughout 2008-9, taking the membership to second within the league earlier than successful the facet their first ever title a yr later.
The Guardian reviews that, as the present Ajax supervisor has by no means labored within the Premier League, the perfect candidate to be his assistant would have expertise within the competitors and of Manchester United.
That matches McClaren, who was Sir Alex Ferguson's quantity two between 1999 and 2001, with United claiming the Treble on the finish of his first season there.
The brand new setup could be a whole position reversal for Ten Hag and McClaren, however it's believed to be an association each could be proud of and a chance to reignite a earlier profitable partnership.
As a supervisor, McClaren received the League Cup with Middlesbrough, earlier than managing England for 18 video games in 16 months from 2006-2007, and has additionally sat within the scorching seat at Wolfsburg, Nottingham Forest, Derby County twice and Newcastle United.
His final managerial place at Queens Park Rangers got here to an finish three years in the past, when he was sacked with the membership languishing within the backside half of the Championship.
Though different candidates have been floated - together with Paris Saint-Germain’s Mauricio Pochettino - it's believed Ten Hag has already performed sufficient to persuade the United board for them to offer him the possibility to take over from interim supervisor Ralf Rangnick within the shut season.