Manchester United’s preparations for the summer window are well underway, with the focus now turning to trimming the squad and repairing past mistakes.
New manager Ruben Amorim has already outlined a fresh vision for the team, and several high-profile underperformers are expected to be moved on in the coming weeks.
With United failing to qualify for the Champions League, the pressure to offload big earners and reinvest wisely has never been higher.
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The board remains determined to back Amorim, but recent transfer blunders continue to cast a long shadow over Old Trafford.
And one of the central figures behind those failed moves has just landed a new role in Germany, less than a year after being shown the door.
Former Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has resurfaced at former Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen following his abrupt dismissal in the autumn.
The Dutchman struggled throughout his final season at Old Trafford, failing to deliver results while attracting criticism for his recruitment strategy.
Key signings from his Ajax tenure, including Andre Onana and Antony, failed to make the expected impact in the Premier League and became symbols of a flawed transfer approach.
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Despite spending significant sums to build a team in his own image, Ten Hag’s project unravelled quickly, leading to his sacking just months into the 2024/25 campaign.
Now, he’s been handed a lifeline by Bayer Leverkusen, who are preparing for an internal rebuild after winning the Bundesliga title under Xabi Alonso.
The German side are expected to lose multiple star players this summer, including Florian Wirtz, Jonathan Tah, Jeremie Frimpong, and Victor Boniface.
But sporting director Simon Rolfes remains optimistic, telling local press: “I’m very happy that there are changes, that a certain excitement is being created, and new stories are being written.”
Erik ten Hag is expected to focus solely on the coaching, with Bayer’s hierarchy managing all recruitment responsibilities—avoiding a repeat of the transfer disasters seen at United, as reported by SZ.
His contract at United granted him full control over transfers, but it proved disastrous as he focused almost exclusively on players from the Eredivisie.
For Manchester United, the appointment brings renewed attention to a chapter they are desperate to move on from.
But with some of Ten Hag’s former signings still on the books, the full cost of his reign continues to impact the present.
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