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‘He’s Good But There’s Better Available’ Not An Upgrade’ Fans React As 57 Year Old Is Linked With United Job

David Tully Dec 14th 2023

Ex-Wolves manager Julen Lopetegui is looking “well placed” to take the Manchester United hot seat if the club decide to dispense with the services of Erik ten Hag, according to Relevo.com.

The Spanish website reports that the Red Devils’ board are admirers of his work, while Lopetegui himself is keen to stay in English football despite his brief stint at Wolves.

Supporters on X are very sceptical about the possibility of Lopetegui replacing ten Hag, with many believing that the 57-year-old is not an improvement on the person who is already in the dugout:


Lopetegui is one of 4 managers United have considered

Relevo claim that Zinedine Zidane, ex-Chelsea head coach Graham Potter and current Brighton boss Robert De Zerbi are als in the frame.

However, it appears that, for the time being, Lopetegui is the frontrunner for the job if the decision is made to sack ten Hag.

Who would make the decision on United’s next manager?

With Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s minority stake in the club yet to be ratified, it leaves a great deal of uncertainty over who is in charge of club affairs.

It was widely reported that Ratcliffe had an agreement to take over decision-making from the Glazers with regards to on-field matters so, is he the one considering Lopetegui, or are the current board putting a list of names together themselves?

It would be very strange if ten Hag was fired before Ratcliffe’s arrival, considering he will have a key role to play in the future.

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.

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