Man United boss Ten Hag has ‘very positive’ Ratcliffe talks

MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United supervisor Erik ten Hag mentioned his first formal assembly with Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his INEOS group was “very positive” and that the membership’s new part-owners have “good ideas.”

Ten Hag met Ratcliffe and his group, headed by INEOS director of sport Sir Dave Brailsford, on Wednesday following the announcement of their deal to purchase a 25% stake and assume management of all soccer operations.

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The settlement is not formally on account of be signed off till February however Ten Hag is assured the brand new administration construction will probably be excellent news for the membership.

“Very positive, I have to say,” Ten Hag mentioned at a information convention on Thursday.

“We had a long meeting, many hours we sit together. On many issues, we were on the same page, very positive from both sides. It was a very constructive meeting and we’re looking forward to working with each other.

“They have good concepts, we’ve to see what we are able to combine.”

Speaking ahead of United’s FA Cup third round tie against Wigan Athletic on Monday, Ten Hag also confirmed the club have triggered contract extensions for Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Victor Lindelöf and Hannibal.

It means the trio will stay under contract until June 2025 but options for Raphaël Varane and Anthony Martial — both out of contract in the summer — have not been taken up.

“We are speaking with Rapha Varane and with Anthony Martial,” Ten Hag said.

“We triggered the choices on Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Victor Lindelof and Hannibal.”

Ten Hag will have goalkeeper André Onana available for the trip to Wigan after reaching an agreement with the Cameroon FA to delay his release ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations.

Casemiro and Lisandro Martínez have returned to training but are not ready to return for the game at the DW Stadium.

“I believe we can have kind of the identical squad as in opposition to Nottingham Forest,” Ten Hag said.

“We’re speaking with the Cameroon Federation. It was a problem in the course of the talks with André when he got here in right here. It’s constructive. We will see. I do not know but [about the game against Tottenham on Jan. 14] however he will probably be right here for the sport in opposition to Wigan.”