Former striker Ruud Van Nistelrooy is preparing to return to MU as an assistant to coach Erik Ten Hag.
Journalist Fabrizio Romano confirmed that Van Nistelrooy was present in Manchester (UK) to prepare to be announced as MU’s new assistant coach. A 2-year contract has been signed, Van Nistelrooy and Rene Hake will be part of coach Ten Hag’s new staff at Old Trafford.
British reporters took a photo of Van Nistelrooy and Rene Hake sitting in a car together on the way to MU’s Carrington training ground. According to the Daily Mail (UK), this duo is expected to soon be officially announced as two of coach Ten Hag’s new assistants when MU players return today (July 8) to prepare. prepared for the new season.
Van Nistelrooy was invited to MU to support coach Ten Hag as part of the process of reforming the coaching staff of the red half of Manchester. Besides Van Nistelrooy and Rene Hake, goalkeeper coach Jelle Ten Rouwelaar is also expected to join the “Red Devils”, even though he just joined Ajax just two months ago.
Van Nistelrooy has had a promising start to his coaching career after working at PSV’s U17, U19 and U21 teams and serving as assistant to coach Guus Hiddink at the Dutch team.
The 48-year-old legend was appointed PSV captain in March 2022. He immediately helped PSV lift the National Cup and Dutch Super Cup in his first and only season, before resigning due to disagreements with the board of directors.
Burnley and Club Brugge have made a move to appoint Van Nistelrooy as head coach. Several teams in Spain and Germany are also said to have contacted the 48-year-old strategist. And after more than a year away from football, Van Nistelrooy decided to return to Old Trafford.
Meanwhile, Hake, who worked with Ten Hag in FC Twente’s youth system, led Go Ahead Eagles to an impressive 9th place finish in the Dutch National Championship last season. That’s Go Ahead Eagles’ highest ranking in the past 15 years.
The 52-year-old strategist has confirmed that he will reunite with coach Ten Hag at MU. “My feeling is hard to describe, but of course this is a great opportunity for me to work in the biggest league in the world, at one of the biggest clubs in the world,” Hake shared. shared with Voetbal International.
While still playing, Van Nistelrooy experienced a successful period at MU from 2001 to 2006, scoring 150 goals in 219 appearances for the “Red Devils” under coach Sir Alex Ferguson. During those years, Van Nistelrooy and MU won 1 Premier League championship, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup and 1 English Super Cup.