Manchester City reportedly have Erik Ten Hag in their sights to replace Pep Guardiola when the Catalan coach departs the Premier League giants in the future.
According to the Mirror, City are keen on the Ajax head coach to take over at the club when Guardiola leaves Manchester. As per the report, the Dutch FA are prepared to offer the former Bayern Munich boss the manager role someday.
Guardiola’s contract expires in 2023, and Ten Hag has been tipped as a potential replacement to replace the City boss, who has been the most successful in the club’s Premier League history.
Indeed, Guardiola’s successor will have big shoes to fill. Yet Ten Hag could be a sensible option for City, with multiple reports suggesting that Manchester United are also fans of the Dutch coach.
With Tifo Football hailing the Ajax boss as an ‘extraordinary’ manager, Ten Hag will be a target for many top European clubs when he calls time with the European giants, and City could be an ideal landing spot.
Ten Hag is perfect to replace Guardiola at Manchester City
From taking Ajax to the UEFA Champions League semi-final to bringing the beauty of Dutch football back to the heights of European football, Ten Hag has been key to Ajax’s stunning rise in recent years.
A coach lauded for his commitment to youth football and playing football in a manner that would leave Johan Cruyff dazzled, Ten Hag ticks a lot of boxes of what City would be looking for in a replacement for Guardiola.
Indeed, whilst competition will be tough for City, Ten Hag has the coaching quality and philosophy to replace Guardiola at the club and to take advantage of a flourishing youth academy in the blue half of Manchester.
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