By Sharon Ekhiwere
Manchester United Manager, Erik Ten Haag has signed a contract extension with manchester United, a deal which will be valid until June 2026, platinumnewsng is reporting.
The Dutch Manager who joined the English giants from Ajax in 2022 have been a subject of various degree of speculations in recent months especially due to the poor results and performances of his side generally in the 2023/2024 season.
Ten Haag was happy to sign a contract renewal with the club and was clear about the fact that the team still needs a lot of work to do in achieving the objectives of the club:
“I am very pleased to have reached agreement with the club to continue working together. Looking back at the past two years, we can reflect with pride on two trophies and many examples of progression from where we were when I joined”.
“However, we must also be clear that there is still lots of hard work ahead to reach the levels expected of Manchester United, which means challenging for English and European titles”.
“In my discussions with the club, we have found complete unity in our vision for reaching those goals, and we are all strongly committed to making that journey together”
Speaking after the announcement, newly appointed Sporting director, Dan Ashworth believes Ten Haag deserves the new contract and also thinks the manager has the potentials and experience to lead the team to bigger things.
“With two trophies in the past two seasons, Erik ten Hag has reinforced his record as one of the most consistently successful coaches in European football”.
“We decided that Erik was the best partner for us to work with in driving up standards and outcomes”.
