Manchester United are closing in on the appointment of Ralf Rangnick as the club’s interim manager until the end of the season, according to multiple reports.
The Red Devils have had advanced talks with the 63-year-old, and it is expected he will soon be announced as a short-term replacement for sacked former coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and current caretaker. Michael Carrick, who was Solskjaer’s assistant.
Paris Saint-Germain manager Mauricio Pochettino has been on United’s radar, but the Ligue 1 giants are said to have denied an initial investigation. Rangnick will steer the ship until the end of the season.
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Pochettino, the former Tottenham manager, is keen on a move to Old Trafford and is ready to leave PSG in the middle of the current season. However, it is understood that intermediaries have voiced opposition to the French side letting him go and being relegated, with the Ligue 1 side not interested in allowing their head coach to leave. go in season.
As a result, the United leadership worked through a shortlist of five as they searched for an interim successor to Solskjaer.
It is understood that conversations with Rangnick have been positive and that he is expected to take up the position in the sixth month. Then he could stay after the season in a mentoring role.
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Rangnick’s career as a manager
During his coaching career, Rangnick has managed five clubs in the Bundesliga, including Schalke and RB Leipzig.
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With Schalke, he enjoyed his greatest success, finishing second in the German top flight in the 2004-05 season and winning the DFB-Pokal and DFL-Supercup in 2011.
In 2012, Rangnick became director of football for both RB Leipzig and Austrian sister club Red Bull Salzburg, the 63-year-old played a key role in helping Leipzig rise from fourth place. German football to the Bundesliga.
Rangnick is currently the Sports and Development Director of Lokomotiv Moscow, the Russian Premier League team, where he was appointed to the position in July 2021.
