Man Utd considering Julen Lopetegui as Ten Hag's replacement

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'Relevo' reports that Julen Lopetegui is "very well positioned" to replace Erik ten Hag at Manchester United should the board end the Dutchman's tenure in the Old Trafford dugout.

11 months ago
Manchester United's Champions League comeback campaign has turned into a failed attempt. The Red Devils lost to Bayern Munich on the last matchday of the group stage, finishing bottom and missing out on a place in the Europa League play-offs. The foundations of Erik ten Hag's project are shaken and, according to 'Relevo', Julen Lopetegui is well positioned to replace him.
The Spanish coach was recently tipped to join Al Ittihad to replace Nuno Espirito Santo, but the board ended up putting their faith in Marcelo Gallardo. The newspaper mentioned in the previous paragraph, without mentioning the team directly, alludes that there was a proposal of 18 million euros that the former Spain coach rejected because his priority is to continue his career in England.
At the moment, there is no news in the British press to suggest that there will be a change in the Old Trafford dugout. The board will have to consider whether it is time for a new change at the helm or whether it is better to give the current manager more time, a policy that has already been implemented at other clubs such as Liverpool, where Jürgen Klopp has coached more than 450 games.
Julen Lopetegui's most recent spell was an abrupt departure from Wolves, with whom he disagreed on the planning for this season. Thus ended the start of a period that the manager, for all his love of the Premier League, was to thoroughly enjoy. Should he receive an approach from Manchester United, it is quite likely that he will accept it without too much thought.

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