Manchester United saw Stuttgart manager Sebastian Hoeness shunned in the summer before opting to keep Erik ten Hag, a report has revealed.
After a disappointing 2023/24 campaign, Ten Hag entered the summer under immense pressure as new majority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS undertook a post-season performance review.
A handful of managers were contacted, including Thomas Tuchel, com united officials tried to determine if Ten Hag was the best boss available at the time.
according to IMAGEanother manager approached by United was Stuttgart’s Hoeness, whose shares rose to new heights last season as his side finished second in the Bundesliga, ahead of Bayern Munich and only behind Bayer Leverkusen .
United are said to have contacted Hoeness to discuss a possible move to Old Trafford, but the 42-year-old, who was also linked with Chelsea summer, politely declined.
Hoeness was flattered by United’s approach but felt his work at Stuttgart was not yet done and turned down the chance to jump ship.
United eventually decided to hand Ten Hag a contract extension, but he was once again forced to choose his future this week. Club officials gathered in a scheduled meeting and added Ten Hag’s underwhelming performance to the agenda, finally he decided to persist with the Dutch.
