Manchester United have shown increased interest in German coach Thomas Tuchel after Erik ten Hag’s status failed to improve.

Ten Hag came under increasing pressure after last week’s 3-0 home defeat to Tottenham Hotspur and it looked as though the next two games at Porto and Aston Villa would be the deciding games for his future. But he escaped defeat at Estádio do Dragao and Villa Park.

Manchester Evening News reports that Manchester United are keeping tabs on a number of potential coaching options, with Tuchel particularly attractive, mainly due to the fact that he has been out of work since leaving Bayern Munich at the end of last season and has previous Premier League experience with Chelsea.

The Ineos executives, led by Sir Jim Ratcliffe, are reportedly set to meet on Tuesday, October 8, to decide how the club will move forward during the two-week international break.

Ten Hag’s performance in the 2024-25 season has been very disappointing, winning only 3 of 11 games in all competitions. In the Premier League, he has scored only 5 goals in 7 games. The second-fewest among the 20 teams, behind only Southampton.

For Tuchel, the former Chelsea head coach has been one of Ineos’ targets since last summer, but at that time. Promotion ufabet the conclusion was to trust Ten Hag to continue in charge of the team and use the clause to extend the Dutch coach’s contract until 2026.