Massimiliano Allegri has informed Manchester United he will only take over the club if he is given the job in the next few weeks.
The former Juventus boss is currently out of work since leaving Turin at the end of last season and is widely tipped to become United's next manager.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is currently under intense pressure following an awful start to the season and could be axed should United lose heavily against Liverpool next Sunday.
United chief Ed Woodward only handed Solskjaer a three-year deal just over six months ago but is beginning to lose patience with the team's woeful performances on the pitch.
Allegri is understood to be high on Woodward's list of potential replacements but United may have to act quickly if they want him to take over.
According to Gazetta dello Sport, Allegri is interested in the position but has set a deadline on accepting the job as he wants to have as much time as possible to turn things around at the club.
It is reported that he would be unlikely to take the job if he was offered it in December, meaning any approach would have to made in the coming weeks.
Sportsmail understands that United have also earmarked Julian Nagelsmann as a future Old Trafford manager.
They have been impressed by the highly-rated 32-year-old's work at Hoffenheim and now RB Leipzig over the past few years but currently have him down as one to watch further down the line.
Freddest
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very logical. it is better to start from 12th than fighting from 20th position.
Kartik-thereds
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Its the same issue again! People running out of patience in Utd. If they expect Allegri to just come in and win with this squad is again next to impossible. I am not saying Ole is doing a decent job but yea we all know this squad requires fresh faces and need some deadwood to be out of this squad. Not replacing Alexis and Lukaku was a big call and he backed Rashford and Martial to get all the goal-scoring. Tough call though, it was all good when they scored 4 past against Chelsea. Unfortunately sometimes things goes in your way sometimes it does not. Its a tough call though, Ole needs to find some inspiration for this young boys and seniors must step it up and get their A game every game.
Cewbcekoz
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All Man utd fans who wants the glory days back want this to happen
mescderst
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under ole not even single player improved. under LVG players like martial, rashford,degea,smalling,young were all top class( young benched angel di maria 😂😂😂) JOSE made lindelolf,lingard,herera,pogba,luke shaw ,mctominay as top players. under ole every player got degraded even our MR.DEPENDABLE degea became poor. ole is not a motivator, his tactics are shit
Kasamprs
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And you bet that this fucker will turn united around? Hahaha you may shit yourself now... with woodward and the glazers still around nothing will happen... all managers will come and go and still united will not win anything... these players are shit players and also greedy one ... unless more players arrive and these shitty players go ole should stay
sanusiLadan
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If it's true, I agreed with him. It's better to take the job as early as possible to have ample time to turn things around. It shouldn't be when the club finds it mathematically impossible. Ole Gunnar Solkjaer seems not to have good specific arrangements to make things better. Poor pattern and style of play, wrong selection and playing his players out of position and poor as well as late substitutions become his qualities nowadays which are detrimental to the progress of the club. Act fast and bring Allegri now and the board should appoint football director or should sack themselves for the club to progress.