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Manchester United are set to add Ruud van Nistelrooy and Rene Hake to Erik ten Hag’s coaching staff for next season.
The United boss is also expected to sign a new contract at Old Trafford, with an agreement reportedly close after INEOS’ end-of-season review concluded that he was the best man to move forward with.
However, Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his team clearly wanted adjustments to Ten Hag’s backroom staff.
Mitchell van der Gaag and Steve McClaren have been acting as co-assistant managers, while Benni McCarthy was added as a forward’s coach shortly after the Dutchman took over in 2022. Now, with Fabrizio Romano claiming that both Van Nistelrooy and Hake are expected to join the club, questions arise over the future of various current coaches.
The Athletic has reported that Steve McClaren’s role will be modified. Sir Alex Ferguson’s former assistant has a good relationship with Sir Dave Brailsford, INEOS’ Director of Sport.
It was also explained that McCarthy will leave the club when his contract expires at the end of the month.
Mitchell van der Gaag’s position is more interesting, considering he joined Ten Hag from Ajax and is very close to the United boss. The aforementioned report details that the new appointments in the coaching staff could lead to Van der Gaag leaving the club, as he might see now as the right time to step away.
The 52-year-old has been pivotal to the club’s coaching program, but the report adds that he has ambitions to manage a team himself again, having been linked to several roles throughout the previous campaign.
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