Ajax could re-sign Man Utd manager

Dutch club Ajax could re-sign their manager Erik ten Hag from Man Utd soon.

This comes as Dutch giants have had it tough this season after Maurice Steijn was sacked following a disastrous start to the season.

Steijn left Ajax in the automatic relegation places after taking just five points from his seven league games in charge.

The club then brought in John van’t Schip in an interim capacity and he was saddled with the responsibility of managing the club until the end of the current season.

The 60-year-old has helped Ajax climb up to fifth position in the Eredivisie table, while they are currently competing in the Europa Conference League last 16 against Aston Villa.

Meanwhile, Ajax’s new chief executive Alex Kroes is working on signing a new head coach ahead of the 2024-25 campaign.

According to The Mirror, the Dutch side have drawn up a shortlist which includes Ten Hag and Liverpool assistant manager Pep Lijnders.

The report, however, suggested that Kroes is open to the prospect of bringing Ten Hag back to the club where he spent four-and-a-half years as head coach before leaving in 2022.

Before his transfer to Man Utd, Ten Hag won three Eredivisie titles, two KNVB Beker trophies and a Johan Cruyff Shield.