Man Utd are reportedly seeking Erik ten Hag replacements. (Image: GETTY)
offered Simone Inzaghi the opportunity to replace in recent days, according to reports. But the boss is said to have turned down the approach, potentially sparking second search for Ten Hag’s successor since the end of last season.
Inzaghi to become United’s sixth permanent manager since 2013 retirement earlier this month.
Ineos are claimed to have been unsuccessful in their attempts to lure him away from the San Siro, though, where he lifted the title in May.
According to , frantic talks have been ongoing within the walls of as club figures ponder whether to part ways with Ten Hag.
The report adds that Inzaghi was tabled the chance to enter the United dugout during the October international break, which he resisted.
It could suggest that the plan is to pull the trigger, regardless of the result in Sunday’s daunting trip to .
United’s owners, the Glazer family and , will sanction the final decision. However, that call will come from chief executive and sporting director .
when he revealed that he isn’t involved in the decision-making process surrounding the club’s football teams.
Simone Inzaghi has reportedly rejected Manchester United. (Image: Getty)
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“I don’t want to answer that question… I like Erik. I think he’s a very good coach,” Ratcliffe told the in Barcelona.
“But at the end of the day, it’s not my call; it’s the management team that’s running that has to decide how we best run the team in many different respects.
“But that team that’s running has only been together since June or July.
“They weren’t there in January, February, March or April – Omar [Berrada], Dan Ashworth – they only arrived in July.
“They’ve only been there…you can count it in weeks almost – they’ve not been there a long time, so they need to take stock and make some sensible decisions.
“Our objective is very clear – we want to take back to where it should be, and it’s not there yet, obviously – that’s very clear.”
, and current assistant Ruud van Nistelrooy – appointed by Ten Hag in the summer – have also been strongly linked with the position.
If Inzaghi has declined the United job, Van Nistelrooy could stand in on an interim basis while Ineos devise a back-up plan.