It has been argued that Manchester United’s reason for hesitating to replace Erik ten Hag is a penalty.
Manchester United source “The People’s Pearlson” reported on the 13th (Korea Standard Time) that “Manchester United’s sluggish financial situation is likely to be the main reason for their reluctance to replace Ten Hag. Manchester United recently contacted potential candidates to replace Ten Hag, including Thomas Tuchel and Marco Silva, but concluded that Ten Hag will remain in office.”
Citing the Manchester Evening News, the media went on to say, “It is a surprising decision for Manchester United to trust Coach Ten Hag. There are many reasons. First of all, there is no suitable manager to replace Coach Ten Hag, and the second reason is his financial position. Ten Hag’s penalty is reportedly £15 million (27 billion). It is a considerable amount of money.”
Ten Hag has been sluggish this season and is likely to be replaced. Manchester United board members had a meeting after the latest match against Aston Villa, and everyone’s prediction was that Ten Hag will be replaced. However, after a seven-hour meeting, Manchester United board members decided to trust Ten Hag once again. Ten Hag is reportedly preparing for the next match against Brentford as usual.
Media speculates that a financial factor must have played a role in the decision to retain Coach Ten Hag. As the media reported, the penalty for Coach Ten Hag is 27 billion won (27 million U.S. dollars), which is four times the penalty (estimated at 7 billion dollars) of former coach Jurgen Klinsmann. The amount is a bit too high for even Manchester United, which has a lot of money.
The reason is that Manchester United has spent a lot since Ten Hach was appointed. After the 2022-23 season, Manchester United spent a lot of money on recruiting star players such as Antony, Casemiro, Lisandro Martinez, Mason Mount, Rasmus Hoyleun, and Matheis the Licht. As a result, it is on the verge of violating the Premier League Revenue and Sustainability Rules (PSR). The 꽁머니 predicted that Manchester United was not barely caught by the PSR regulations, but that it was difficult to pay the penalty for Ten Hach, saying that the loss alone was 370 million pounds (650 billion won) for five years.