Thomas Tuchel's Story, Which Is Almost To Manchester United, But Turns Back

Thomas Tuchel is almost the manager of Manchester United (Instagram/@england).

JAKARTA - A football agent named Israeli Zahavi revealed the Manchester United drama in finding a replacement manager for Erik ten Hag.

Thomas Tuchel's name is actually at the forefront of taking control at Old Trafford. All deals were finalized, but the German coach instead changed course which caused the move to fail.

The story began a few months ago, before Manchester United won a brilliant victory in the FA Cup final over Manchester City.

Ten Hag was under pressure to be fired before the FA Cup final. Manchester United has also had serious negotiations with Tuchel.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe and a delegation from Ineos immediately met Tuchel when the coach had just left Bayern Munich. Several potential candidates were also visited, but only Tuchel showed positive progress.

Both sides have finally reached an agreement. Tuchel will dock at Old Trafford at the end of the summer.

However, the FA Cup final match at the end of the 2023/2024 season changed everything. Ten Hag presented the FA Cup trophy. The title actually saved his future.

The situation within top Manchester United officials is complicated. They immediately deliberated internally for weeks after winning the FA Cup.

In the aftermath, they issued decisions that were against the wishes of many supporters.

Manchester United activated a one-year contract extension for Ten Hag, who confirmed his stay at Old Trafford until at least 2026.

However, just a few months later throughout the beginning of the 2024/2025 season, Manchester United officials revoked their trust in the Dutch coach. Ten Hag was expelled after losing 1-2 against West Ham.

The thoughts of top Manchester United officials were immediately directed at Tuchel, who had previously agreed to Old Trafford.

The problem is, this chat is not as easy as before. Tuchel has been offered the English Football Federation (FA) to become the manager of the Three Lions.

As a result, the German coach flatly refused Manchester United because he felt hanged.

He agreed to cross the England national team which will start on January 1, 2025.

"If I were Thomas, I would go to Manchester United. He had the opportunity. Everything has been prepared, the deal is basically done."

"Thomas has a little genius talent in him. However, in today's football, you must be wise and diplomatic. He must learn from that," Zahavi told Die Welt.

The situation is getting more complicated. Manchester United officials are absent from looking for a replacement for Ten Hag.

While looking for, they appointed Ruud van Nistelrooy as interim manager.

Luckily, this time the Red Devils' instincts did not wrongly transfer the hunt to Ruben Amorim, who leads Sporting CP.

It didn't take long, the deal with Sporting was established. Manchester United is willing to pay compensation.

Ruben Amorim then officially became Manchester United's new manager starting November 11, 2024.

In the end, many supporters are happy with the path taken by Manchester United.