Erik ten Hag lands first job since brutal Man Utd exit with announcement soon

Former boss will be announced as the new manager of on Monday. The Dutchman, 55, will take over from , who has been appointed manager of .

Ten Hag, who has been out of work , has agreed terms with the German club who finished second in the behind after Alonso opted to stand down from his role ahead of the summer.

During his spell out of the game, Ten Hag despite the nature of his exit from United, who have continued to disappoint under his successor, .

The former Ajax chief has experience of working in Germany following his spell at the helm of Bayern Munich II across 2013 and 2015.

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While Ten Hag was given the boot by United, he did guide the club to a trophy in each of two full seasons at the helm, winning the Carabao Cup in 2023 before following that up with an triumph the following year.

Manchester United were 14th in the table after nine games when Ten Hag was given his marching orders - just months after being handed a one-year contract extension after beating in the FA Cup final.

Ten Hag's imminent arrival at Leverkusen could leave Jadon Sancho in no man's land amid speculation that the former German champions were looking to sign the winger this summer.

Sancho, 25, was after the winger publicly called out his manager after Ten Hag questioned his efforts in training. The spat saw Sancho left out in the cold for months before heading out on loan to his former club, .

He headed out on loan again this season, joining for the 2024-25 campaign on a loan deal with an obligation to buy. However, the Blues can back out of a permanent deal if they are willing to pay a £5million penalty, which they look likely to do.

That means Sancho could be left in limbo, with Ten Hag unlikely to want the player if, as expected, he does succeed Alonso at Bayer Leverkusen.

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