Manchester United: Cristiano Ronaldo has surprising favorites to succeed Solskjaer
Manchester United have sacked Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and need a new coach. Cristiano Ronaldo is said to have a surprising favorite.
Striker Cristiano Ronaldo apparently wants a former coach of FC Barcelona as the new coach of Manchester United. That reports Sky Sports News.
According to this, Ronaldo, who returned from Juventus Turin to Old Trafford last summer, should succeed club boss Luis Enrique (Barca coach from 2014 to 2017) of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who was dismissed on Sunday have suggested. The Portuguese is convinced that United could find their way back to their old strength with the current Spanish national coach.
Manchester United: Luis Enrique is unlikely to be available
However, Enrique is still under contract with the Spanish association until the end of 2022 and wants to play for the title with Furia Roja at the World Cup in Qatar. The 51-year-old’s engagement in Manchester therefore seems very unlikely, especially since Enrique himself took the wind out of the sails of speculations about a move to United on Sunday.
“Is it April 1st today?” Replied the Spaniard La Sexta when asked about a possible job with the English record champions. He added: “I’m already with the biggest team in Spain with 5,000 players.”
In addition to Enrique, Zinedine Zidane was also traded as a Solskjaer heir, but the French would probably not be available. Top candidate at United, who will initially be looked after on an interim basis by previous assistant coach Michael Carrick, is according to information from GOAL and SPOX Mauricio Pochettino. The Paris Saint-Germain coach would also be open to negotiations with the English.