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Pep Guardiola backs Ten Hag to succeed him at Manchester City
Manchester City chief Pep Guardiola said Ajax Amsterdam director Erik ten Hag could be a solid contender to succeed him.
Ten Hag is likewise among a small bunch of names connected to the top occupation at Manchester United as interval supervisor Ralf Rangnick's residency is set to end after the flow season.
Guardiola joined City in 2016 and has an agreement until the finish of next season. The Spaniard said in January he could settle on a choice on his future toward the finish of this season.
"Would Erik ten Hag be able to be here at City? Most certainly. I figure he could be the one," Guardiola told British media on Friday. "For the manner in which he moves toward the game, without a doubt."
Guardiola worked with Ten Hag at Bundesliga club Bayern Munich for two seasons when Ten Hag was accountable for the subsequent group.
The 52-year-old was designated by Ajax during the 2017-18 mission and drove them to the Dutch association title in 2019 and 2021, as well as the Champions League elimination rounds in 2019.
"For his characteristics, simply investigate his Ajax group somewhat recently," Guardiola said.
"It is a delight to watch and in many games, in addition to the year they got to the Champions League elimination round, yet with little subtleties they would have arrived at that last."
Ten Hag told German TV channel Sport1 he was unable to preclude leaving Ajax this mid year.
"My spotlight is right now just on Ajax," Ten Hag said. "In any case, in football, who knows."
Requested to affirm assuming he had addressed United, he said: "Everybody knows one another in the business. There are generally converses with agents from different clubs - that is ordinary."
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