Simone Inzaghi has turned down the Manchester United job after Sir Jim Ratcliffe reportedly made an approach to the Inter Milan coach. He left behind a new overwhelming favorite to take charge of the Red Devils and with a date set for Erik ten Hag to be sacked.

The Red Devils have started the season disastrously. They lost three of their six Premier League matches and finished in thirteenth place in the Premier League. Things weren’t much better in the Europa League either and Thursday’s 3-3 draw against FC Porto – after Manchester United blew an early 2-0 lead before only a point was saved by a last-gasp Harry Maguire – didn’t do much nor can you offer anything good to the manager.

And with minority shareholder Ratcliffe arriving in Britain to watch Sunday’s tricky Premier League trip to Aston Villa, the writing could be on the wall for Ten Hag in the coming days. The British billionaire would only utter a cursory 10-word assessment of the United boss when questioned on Friday.

With the Dutchman’s position increasingly under threat, transfer insider Tancredi Palmeri claims the club will hold “frantic discussions” over the United boss’ future in the coming days. Monday.

One man who will not take over is Inzaghi, with Palmeri revealing that the Inter Milan coach has immediately turned down the chance to succeed Ten Hag with immediate effect.

Write for SportItaliaPalmeri said: “There are frantic discussions underway at Manchester United to decide whether to go ahead with a managerial change during the break.

“Manchester United offered the bench to Simone Inzaghi in recent days to take over immediately during the break, but Inzaghi refused.”

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While sources can verify to TEAMtalk that Inzaghi is a name the club is considering, our understanding is that he is. not the best choice, with Ratcliffe keen to hand the role to Thomas Tuchel.

United held talks with the former Bayern Munich boss last summer, but the German decided the timing was not right to take up the job and instead decided to take a break from the game. As a result of that rejection, United opted to give Ten Hag a new contract, which would see him continue until the end of the 2025/26 season.

But just a few weeks after that agreement was reached, Ten Hag now appears to be on the verge of losing his job as manager.

Axing him will cost the club around £16 million in compensation, according to The Athletic. This means United will look to appoint a manager who is not currently in the job as their next boss to avoid further compensation costs.

Our reporter Rudy Galetti has revealed that Tuchel has now been definitively installed as their number 1 choice to take on the role.

We also understand Ratcliffe is keen to push a ‘Best of British’ agenda for United should the move for Tuchel fail for a second time, with three English options being considered.

But the choice for Tuchel is clear and he will likely be at the top of their wish list if they decide to pull the trigger in the coming days.

Man Utd urged to avoid Southgate / Merson makes alarming comparison

With the end appearing close for Ten Hag and speculation mounting over a successor, former United defender Gary Neville has urged the club not to move for Gareth Southgate. He explains why he never saw the former England manager as a good fit for the role.

Meanwhile, another strong critic of the Ten Hag regime, Paul Scholes, has come full blast on the Dutchman, claiming that the Red Devils are “going backwards” under his leadership and falling even further behind the likes of Arsenal and Liverpool.

Meanwhile, Paul Merson has also criticized the United boss by highlighting a dramatic difference between the 54-year-old and new Liverpool manager Arne Slot.

The former Feyenoord manager has made a dream start at Anfield. He has won eight of the nine games in charge so far and they will aim to make it six wins in a row at Crystal Palace on Saturday before heading out for the international break.

As a result, Merson did not hold back when comparing the two Dutchmen.

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United could land one of the game’s elite managers if they can convince Tuchel to succeed Ten Hag, having won three league titles (twice with PSG in 2019 and 2020) and then again with Bayern Munich in 2023.

He is also a two-time Champions League finalist, losing with PSG – to future employers Bayern in 2020 – before masterminding Chelsea’s surprise win over Manchester City at the Estadio do Dragao in 2021 thanks to Kai Havertz’s strike.

He also consistently ensures teams finish in the top four, with eight finishes to his name so far.

And to make it even more appealing, he also boasts a win record of 57.26%, claiming wins in 351 of the 613 games he has managed, in spells at Augsburg, Mainz, Borussia Dortmund, PSG, Chelsea and Bayern.