Who could take over at Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Chelsea and Manchester United? We look at the managerial merry-go-round
- Decision to dismiss Erik ten Hag reportedly taken before Wembley final, though there has been no announcement yet
- Red Devils would be one of a number of top clubs making managerial changes during this off-season
Despite their impressive 2-1 victory over Manchester City in the FA Cup final, Manchester United’s new ownership ground are edging towards replacing Erik ten Hag as manager, a report before the Wembley showdown suggested.
Should they make the change, the Red Devils would become the latest super team to divorce from their head coach this campaign.
Liverpool, Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Juventus, AC Milan and Napoli have either hired a new coach, are in the process of doing so or are in the market for one.
Bayer Leverkusen’s Xabi Alonso was thought to be the hot name in the managerial market with Liverpool and Bayern preparing a straight shoot-out for their former midfielder.
However, he opted to stay at Leverkusen as Liverpool announced Arne Slot as the man to replace Jurgen Klopp while Vincent Kompany is expected to take over from Thomas Tuchel in Bavaria.
Chelsea and Mauricio Pochettino went their separate ways by “mutual consent” and the Blues’ list of potential candidates to come in is similar to United’s.
Meanwhile, the Barca roller coaster appears to be stopping at Hansi Flick. Earlier in the campaign, club legend Xavi announced he would step down, only to be persuaded into staying before promptly being sacked just weeks later.
