Ralf Rangnick looks increasingly unlikely to land the Manchester United interim manager job after making it clear he would want to remain at Old Trafford beyond the end of the season.
The Red Devils axed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Sunday after a disappointing run of games in which they collected just four points from a possible 21 in the Premier League, with first-team coach Michael Carrick placed in charge on a caretaker basis.
United are now on the hunt for either a new permanent manager or an interim boss, with the latter more likely given that their preferred targets are all currently in jobs.
That means an interim boss is the most likely option for United at this stage and Rangnick – who is currently head of sports and development at Lokomotiv Moscow – is seen as the best candidate to steady the ship.
But, according to The Times, any deal has been complicated by the fact Rangnick would want assurances that he would remain at the club beyond the end of the season.
While the German has a long history of coaching teams, more recently he has worked behind-the-scenes and he would be keen to take on a new role in a sporting director-type capacity at Old Trafford.
But United only recently appointed John Murtough as football director and Darren Fletcher as technical director, with Rangnick actually overlooked for those roles previously.
The Manchester Evening News report that United’s hierarchy do not want to upset the balance they have created on a management level, while the 63-year-old is known to be incredibly demanding and would want a far bigger say at the club rather than simply coaching the players.
Even though Rangnick ticks a host of boxes, his demands look set to derail any potential move and United will instead continue to explore other options with former Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde now emerging as the frontrunner to take the reins until a permanent manager is appointed.
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