The British "Independent" revealed that in an interview with Manchester United, Tenhag said that if he coached the team, he would need 5 years to turn the tide and achieve the goal of reviving the Red Devils. His plans include improving the fitness of United's players and bringing in the transfer targets he wants, including some Ajax favourites.
Tenhag's 5-year plan, which includes a dossier of United's current squad, analyses the current situation of their players and believes that they are far from reaching the Champions League and that if they want to compete with Manchester City, Liverpool, Real Madrid and Bayern, they need to significantly improve their physical fitness.
There are also reports that Tenhag's interview performance did not have eye-catching content, and it is believed that he missed the Tottenham hotspur manager last season for this reason. The solution he gave was pragmatic and required patience to succeed. In addition, Tenghag left Ajax to coach Manchester United, only needing more than £1.6 million to destroy the contract, plus the coaching staff he wanted to bring, which cost a total of about £2 million.
Tenhag is expected to take Ajax coach Mitchell van der Gag, who also wants to hire a former Manchester United coach as an assistant coach, with former Flein assistants McLaren and Murenstine and Dutch legendary goalscorer Van Persie, all candidates.
Tenhag has also drawn up a list of transfer targets that, if coached by Him, United's football director John Muttaf and technical director Darren Fletcher will need to bring in at any cost, including a number of Tenhag's old Ajax divisions such as winger Anthony and centre-back Jurrien Timberlakes. Timber) and full-back Noussair Mazraoui.
But Tenhag also has other reinforcements outside of Ajax, with Premier League Wolves' Portuguese midfielder Ruben Neves being his first choice for strengthening the midfield. According to the British "Sun" newspaper, Tenhag has been following Neves for several years, has been a huge fan of his, and if he coaches Manchester United, he will try to bring in.
It is reported that Tenghag noticed the talented midfielder playing in Porto as early as Nevis was only a teenager and thought he would be an important signing after coaching Manchester United. United have also been visiting Neves for a long time, so club officials were delighted to learn that Tenhag was also interested in him.
Neves joined Wolves from Porto in 2017 and has gradually become the absolute main force of the team, scoring 4 goals and assisting 2 times this season, with excellent passing vision and long-range shooting ability, making more than 200 appearances for Portugal. He has only two years left on his contract with Wolves and wants to join the giants to compete in the Champions League, and Barca are also interested in him. Wolves boss Bruno Laje confirmed last week that the club could sell Neves if a high offer is received, but he personally wants to retain the Portuguese midfielder.
Laje said: "Of course, he will receive our offer to renew his contract, but in the way he plays, I can foresee other teams interested in him. You never know what's going to happen, there's going to be big clubs pitching high prices and we need to analyze what to do better for the club and the players. Importantly, you'd be hard-pressed to find players like him, what we used to call defensive midfielders, but now it's an all-around midfielder who can both defend and attack. He's good at attacking and defending, and he can score goals and assists, which is rare. In my opinion, he knows my opinion and I want his career to develop at its best. If he is willing to stay, we will certainly be happier and stronger. But that's football, you can never predict the future."
Britain's "Sun" said Wolves priced 25-year-old Neves at £40 million, and his agent, like Cristiano Ronaldo, is Jorge Mendes. But if United can't get a place in next season's Champions League, they will have to find a way to persuade Neves to abandon their offer to Barca or AC Milan and choose Old Trafford.