MOSCOW, Apr 6 Negotiations between the English football club Manchester United and the Dutch coach Erik ten Hag have entered the final stage, ESPN reported. «Sources in England and the Netherlands told ESPN that United have chosen ten Hag as their new manager and he is ready to leave his post at Ajax Amsterdam at the end of the season,» the statement said. Mauricio Pochettino (PSG, France), Julen Lopetegui (Seville, Spain) and Luis Enrique (Spain national team) also applied for the position. Chelsea's Thomas Tuchel and Bayern's Julian Nagelsmann were left off the shortlist due to their commitment to their current employers. Manchester United's interim manager is German Ralf Rangnick, who stepped down in December as head of sports and development at the Moscow » Locomotive». His contract runs until the end of the season. Under Rangnick, the club is seventh in the Premier League table with 51 points.
