Man Utd close in on appointing Mitchell van der Gaag as Erik ten Hag’s assistant manager after advanced talks with coach
MANCHESTER UNITED are reportedly closing in on naming Mitchell van der Gaag as part of Erik ten Hag's coaching staff.
The 50-year-old Dutchman is currently Ten Hag's assistant at Ajax.
And an agreement for Van der Gaag to join his boss in heading to Old Trafford is "getting closer", according to .
The Red Devils are claimed to consider Van der Gaag an "important addition" to the coaching team and have been working on a deal for months.
He has been serving as assistant manager to Ten Hag since June 2021.
United are yet to confirm any additions to their backroom staff since announcing Ten Hag as next permanent boss last month.
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Van der Gaag though is the man the club want to help Ten Hag lead the revolution.
The ex-Motherwell centre-back spent two years managing Ajax's reserves before making the transition to be Ten Hag's No2 for the current campaign.
On Sunday it was revealed Fred Rutten had rejected the chance to join Ten Hag's backroom staff at Old Trafford.
Reutten worked with Ten Hag at PSV between 2009 and 2012.
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But instead of a reunion at Old Trafford he has opted to link up with former Red Devil Ruud van Nistelrooy back at PSV.
Speaking on , he said: "Erik ten Hag has asked me to be his assistant at Manchester United, I said no. Everyone makes his own choices in life."
He then went on to add: "I have a family, I have grandchildren. I want to see them every now and then.
"At Manchester United you get on a train and you can’t get off it. I want to feel comfortable in something you step into. That is the case with PSV."