Ajax are likely to fail with any approach to lure Manchester United assistant boss Mitchell van der Gaag back to the club.
The Eredivisie side have sacked Maurice Steijn following the club’s disastrous start to the season that leaves them in 17th place.
Legendary Dutch coach Louis van Gaal has returned to Ajax in a consultancy role and and is keen for Erik ten Hag’s No 2 to have role in the Amsterdam club’s new look coaching set-up.
However, Mail Sport understands that Ajax face a uphill battle to lure the 52-year-old back to Holland.
Van der Gaag is a key part of Ten Hag’s backroom team at Old Trafford and the United head coach is desperate to keep his long-term aide alongside him.
Any move back to the Dutch capital for Van der Gaag would depend on the coach pushing to leave United, a scenario that is rated as unlikely.
Van der Gaag has a close relationship with Ten Hag, having worked with the manager at Ajax before the pair arrived in Manchester ahead of last season.
janaikmoru
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LORO MOGGA JADA i need u to be come our coach
Sisamost
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Is he going to stay in the shadow of Ten Hag forever.? @52 he should seize the opportunity
laoaboryz
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take zinedine zidane he will fit in united coaching staff
juyeknotu
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ETH is not the last coach on the planet & he's the one who's creating that mess, plus his not worth United coaching standard. He must be SACKED & bring any other coach before we go rock bottom 😭
You still didn’t answer the question…which manager would you bring in to stop United from hitting rock bottom????
AMNAJOTH
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ETH is not the last coach on the planet & he's the one who's creating that mess, plus his not worth United coaching standard. He must be SACKED & bring any other coach before we go rock bottom 😭
How you've been sacking previous coaches.... where has that brought the club?
Bouaeiosuy
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Ok and get which manager will you think could come to United with the big mess the club is in long before ETH ????
ETH is not the last coach on the planet & he's the one who's creating that mess, plus his not worth United coaching standard. He must be SACKED & bring any other coach before we go rock bottom 😭
Vatdkmnryz
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they should go for chulknoris former brighton and chelsea coach ithink he will fit them exactly noone can be above him for teamplaying ball and devoloping youngplayers gram potter
kapedien1824
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take ETH back
daudemnprt
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situation of ajax is due to karma of Luis van Gaal