New York Red Bulls coach Gerhard Struber rejected Ralf Rangnick’s request to become his assistant at Manchester United because he considered the role to be a demotion.
Rangnick, 63, made contact with the Austrian earlier this week to ask him to become his assistant coach at Old Trafford for the remainder of the season.
The pair worked together at Red Bull Salzburg and Rangnick felt the Austrian would be the perfect aid to his high-pressing revolution at the Theatre of Dreams, with Struber well known for his gegenpressing coaching.
However, though Struber was flattered by Rangnick’s interest, he doesn’t want to scale back from his role as a head coach and feels his days of being an assistant are over.
Added to that, United would have to buyout Struber’s contract for the remaining two years of his contact in the Big Apple.
‘There has been a request,’ Struber told Sky Sports.
‘It’s no secret that Ralf Rangnick and us know and appreciate us well and appreciate very much.
‘At the same time I have in New York, which also makes me look very hopefully into the future and therefore I do not want to give up with New York overnight.
‘I have a longer-term contract there and still have a lot of goals with an ambitious team.’
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