{"id":300499,"date":"2023-12-14T07:09:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T07:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=300499"},"modified":"2023-12-14T07:09:02","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T07:09:02","slug":"zidane-has-removed-obstacle-blocking-man-utd-job-as-board-shortlist-quartet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/zidane-has-removed-obstacle-blocking-man-utd-job-as-board-shortlist-quartet\/","title":{"rendered":"Zidane has removed obstacle blocking Man Utd job as board ‘shortlist quartet’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ten Hag insists Man Utd have plenty to play for after European exit<\/h3>\n

Zinedine Zidane is once again linked with the Manchester United hotseat, and the former Real Madrid boss has added a vital extra string to his bow which he didn’t have before Erik ten Hag was hired. Zidane has long been linked with a sensational Old Trafford appointment, and he is reportedly on a shortlist with three other managers as the Glazers weigh up their options.<\/p>\n

Defeat at home to Bayern Munich on Tuesday night made it 12 losses in 24 matches for Ten Hag this season. The Dutchman has fallen out with a number of senior players since taking the reins last year, and his raft of expensive signings are performing below expectations.<\/p>\n

With that said, Relevo claim that senior United figures have placed four managers on a shortlist in case results don’t pick up. Alongside Zidane, who has long-standing admirers in Glazer brothers Joel and Avram, the Red Devils are believed to be keeping tabs on Julen Lopetegui, Roberto De Zerbi and Graham Potter.<\/p>\n

Zidane has only ever managed at Real Madrid, but his three consecutive Champions League triumphs between 2016 and 2018 immortalised the Frenchman as a head coach.<\/p>\n

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Back in 2022, Zidane openly discussed links with United for the first time, claiming that a language barrier was among the factors deterring him from taking the leap of faith. “Never say never,” he told L’Equipe. “I can’t go [just] anywhere. For other reasons, too, I might not be able to go everywhere.<\/p>\n

“Which ones? The language, for example. Certain conditions make things more difficult. When people say to me: ‘Do you want to go to Manchester?’ I understand English but I don’t fully master it. I know that there are coaches who go to clubs without speaking the language, but I work differently.”<\/p>\n