Manchester United have reportedly made contact with Bologna regarding head coach Thiago Motta as uncertainty about Erik ten Hag’s future continues to loom over Old Trafford. The Red Devils are said to be putting their feelers out in the managerial market, an indicator that Ten Hag isn’t sure to receive a third season.
United have dropped seven points from winning positions late on in their last three Premier League games against Brentford, Chelsea and Liverpool.
It has left Ten Hag’s side 11 points behind fourth-place Tottenham Hotspur, with their hopes of qualifying for next season’s Champions League now hanging by a thread.
A failure to gain entry into Europe’s premier club competition has proven costly for previous managers since Sir Alex Ferguson’s 2013 retirement.
United’s new ownership structure, preparing for their first full season at the helm by making ruthless changes off the pitch, has added another angle to the scrutiny over Ten Hag’s future.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS are reportedly assessing options if they decide to make a fresh start this summer and dismiss Ten Hag just two years into the job.
According to Italian outlet La Repubblica, United have requested information about Motta amid strong links to a Bologna exit.
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