Manchester United have extended Erik ten Hag’s contract until June 2026.
Ten Hag was already contracted at Old Trafford until 2025, but the club have now triggered the existing option for a further 12 months.
The 54-year-old was retained as United manager following the club’s end-of-season review and has now extended his previous deal – which was due to expire at the end of the next 2024-25 season – on existing terms.
The Dutchman was appointed United manager in 2022, having won six trophies – including three Eredivisie titles – in four-and-a-half seasons in charge of Ajax.
“I am very happy to have reached an agreement with the club to continue working together,” said Ten Hag.
“Looking back over the last two years, we can look back on two trophies won and many examples of progress since our arrival. However, we must also be aware that there is still a lot of work to be done to reach the level expected of Manchester United, which means challenging for English and European titles.
“During my discussions with the club, we found complete unity in our vision to achieve these goals, and we are all firmly committed to making this journey together.”
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The club’s new sporting director Dan Ashworth, appointed at Old Trafford earlier this week, said of Ten Hag’s contract renewal: “With two trophies in the last two seasons, Erik has further strengthened his record as one of the most successful managers in European football.
“While the club’s analysis of last season highlighted areas for improvement, it also made it clear that Erik was the best partner we could work with to improve our standards and results. This group of players and the coaching staff have already shown that they are capable of competing and winning at the highest level; we now need to do so more consistently.”
United’s eighth-place finish in the Premier League in the 2023-24 season was their lowest since 1990, while they also exited the Champions League at the group stage.
However, Ten Hag secured his first FA Cup success since 2016 with a final victory over Manchester City, while he won the Carabao Cup in his first season in charge of United, ending United’s six-year trophyless streak.
Ten Hag led Manchester United to FA Cup success in May (Crystal Pix/MB Media/Getty Images)
Meanwhile, United are in talks to add Ruud van Nistelrooy and Rene Hake to Ten Hag’s coaching staff, with discussions continuing over a coaching reshuffle.
The Athletic In June, it was announced that first-team coach Benni McCarthy would be leaving the club at the end of his contract, with the prospect of assistant coach Mitchell van der Gaag leaving. Steve McClaren and Darren Fletcher are both expected to remain in Ten Hag’s squad.
The Athletic also reported that former United striker Van Nistelrooy is in talks over a return to Old Trafford, having been a contender for the vacant Burnley managerial role.
Van Nistelrooy scored 150 goals in 219 games for United between 2001 and 2006, establishing himself as a fan favourite, and won the Dutch Cup in his only season in charge of PSV Eindhoven.
The 47-year-old has been without a coaching job since leaving PSV one game before the end of the 2022-23 season, and is expected to join Ten Hag’s coaching staff alongside Hake, 52, who is reportedly leaving his role as head coach of Eredivisie club Go Ahead Eagles, where Ten Hag’s coaching career began.
Hake is an experienced coach who has managed five clubs in the Netherlands, including two seasons at FC Twente and 18 months as head coach of FC Utrecht.
Van der Gaag, who has ambitions to return to head coaching, and McCarthy both joined United alongside Ten Hag in the summer of 2022.
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