As the end of the season approaches, talk of who will take the reins at Old Trafford is heating up, and Ayden Heaven has spoken on the Manchester United squad’s feelings.
Speaking on a recent appearance on Capital FM, Manchester United centre back Ayden Heaven offered his thoughts when asked on the situation surrounding who will manage United next season.
When asked who he believes will be in charge come the start of the 26/27 season, Heaven seemed relaxed.
“I’m just waiting to see, you know. Just whatever’s going to get us over the line,” the United defender admitted.
After commanding what could soon be a bargain of a transfer fee, joining United last January for £1 million, Heaven has since proven to be a player with massive potential, providing many encouraging signs and performances over his United career so far, and will be hoping whoever United decides to go ahead with as manager will have him firmly in his plans.
Who will be the boss?
With no concrete reports yet on who United will be going for as their next head coach, fans and pundits alike have only been able to speculate about who may be the man to lead United next season.
One of the potential candidates many have tipped for the job will be making the trip up to Old Trafford on Sunday as Unai Emery’s Aston Villa side travel to take on the Red Devils after their painful defeat away at St James ‘Park last Wednesday.
When discussing United’s managerial situation in his column in The Telegraph, former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher backed Emery’s case for the position, “Unai Emery should be heading to Old Trafford this weekend as the frontrunner to become the next Manchester United manager,” he wrote
“I suspect he does not rank high among the candidates. That is good news for Aston Villa, but it must be frustrating for one of the best and still most underrated coaches in Europe. For Emery not to be under serious consideration says plenty about modern football.”
“By any metric, he would be the perfect coach to revive United. For me, only Pep Guardiola ranks higher of those currently managing in England.”
He then followed this up by saying: “Here is a manager who wins trophies, has a clear football vision, a track record of revitalising clubs in need of a mini-revolution to break into the Champions League, and who demands respect while leading with authority. Add the fact he is now proven in the Premier League and such coaches are in short supply.”
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Who else is in contention
The ultimate dream for many United fans would be to bring in current PSG manager Luis Enrique, with the Spaniard widely regarded as the best manager in Europe.
Coming off a record-breaking season for PSG, which saw the French side win a treble with their first-ever Champions League title after dismantling Inter Milan 5-0 in a historic final.
With Enrique reportedly apprehensive about signing another contract with the Parisians, if there is any chance, United must move heaven and earth to secure his signature, which will not be easy, given the potential competition with many clubs also set to be looking for new managers this summer.
Other rumoured options include former Bayern and now Germany manager Julian Nagelsmann, who United’s sporting director is already familiar with, and is reportedly pushing for the role, and of course, the current man at the helm, Michael Carrick, whose case for the job will likely be evaluated come the end of the season.
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