Erik ten Hag during Man United’s draw against Aston Villa (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)
Former Manchester City financial adviser Stefan Borson has provided an insight into how Manchester United could have made it easy to sack Erik ten Hag as manager sooner rather than later.
Although the Red Devils opted to keep Ten Hag this summer following the team’s surprise success in that FA Cup final against rivals Manchester City, the new campaign has started badly under the Dutch tactician and he surely he doesn’t have much left at Old Trafford if things don’t improve quickly.
Borson, speaking in an interview with Football Insiderhas suggested that United probably inserted a clause in his contract when they decided to keep him, which should mean firing him it won’t be a huge cost, or that the financial part might persuade them to stick with him a little longer.
The Ten Hag United side are on a terrible run at the moment, without a win in their last five games, and with players in almost every position unsure of what they are supposed to do.
While it was never going to be an easy job for any manager, Ten Hag has had plenty of time and been given plenty to spend on new signings without making any real progress.
Man United could fire Erik ten Hag without money being a major concern
Still, United fans can perhaps take solace in the fact that Borson doesn’t think money should be a major concern. when it comes to changing managers.
“Ultimately, if you have to get rid of somebody, it’s an unfortunate cost of doing business and you just have to take that cost,” Borson told Football Insider.
“If anything, I suspect they managed to get a damages clause into the new contract that would go to Ten Hag that United were happy with and that would be structured in a way that made sense because they were renegotiating the contract with the view that Anyway, could be happening in the next 12 months that could end.
“I suspect they’ve actually made it easier in that regard rather than harder.”
