United's football director, John Mertav, has announced that the club has embarked on a "thorough" process of finding a new manager and has promised that next season's official manager will allow United to re-challenge the Premier League and Champions League trophies.
With the return of fans, United's latest financial figures as of 31 December last year showed the club's revenue up 7.3 per cent to a profit of £5.4 million. Murtaf boasted that under the new coach, Manchester United will return to the top.
Murtaugh said: "We know stability is key and this season the team aims to be in the top four of the Premier League. I must reiterate that this is by no means the ultimate goal of Manchester United and everyone at the club is focused on challenging the top trophies. We are now in the process of going through a thorough selection process for the appointment of a new official manager who will take office this summer with the goal of putting United back on the path of challenging domestic and European champions!"
"Overall, while there is potential for further improvement and improvement, we do believe that Manchester United now has the right structure in the club's men's team, women's football and academy to support long-term success and we will continue to work tirelessly and invest to achieve our future goals.""
Currently, Ralph Lonnick is leading the team as interim manager, still competing for the top four in the Premier League, and trying to continue to qualify in the Champions League. But British media revealed that Lonnick is unlikely to turn into an official manager unless he can miraculously win this season's Champions League trophy. Otherwise, one of Paris Saint-Germain's Pochettino, or Ajax's Tenhag, will be in charge of Manchester United.
It is reported that although the United top management is satisfied with the current situation of the 63-year-old Lonnick, who has stabilized the chaotic locker room during Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's tenure, he has not received a vote of confidence from the top, and he has no chance to continue to take charge of the Red Devils next season. Under Lonnick's contract with Manchester United, he will be the club's senior football adviser for two years starting this summer.
The Manchester United board will conduct a series of contacts and negotiations with potential new manager candidates and their agents in the coming days, and hopes to announce the manager as soon as possible after the end of the season in order to start the subsequent transfer work. It is reported that Manchester United executives and players prefer Pochettino, but Lonnick and fans are inclined to Tenhag. In the end, the club will choose who, there is no clear statement, fans can only wait patiently.
Manchester United's new president, Richard Arnold, said: "We have a clear goal and are implementing a strategy to find the right team to lead the way.
After Alexander-Arnold took office, United's first quarterly earnings report also announced that the club had paid £10 million in compensation for the dismissal of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and his coaching staff. The £10 million is classified as a "special project" and almost all of these funds are used to pay compensation. The second quarter report for FY2022 also revealed that United's debt rose by 8.6 per cent, from £455.5 million to £494.8 million.
Of the £10 million severance compensation, the manager himself received £7.5 million, with the rest going to coaches such as Martin Pate. After class, the Norwegian has not yet looked for a new job, as has assistant coach Carrick, with only Kieran McKenna becoming Ipswich manager and Pete as his assistant.