Manchester United interim manager Ralph Ronnick will be officially announced as the new head coach of austria, but he will remain as a consultant at Manchester United starting this summer. Working two jobs on one person, Lonnick thought there was no problem as his advisory role at Manchester United didn't require staying at the club for long.
Lonnick's new job, which is expected to be officially announced within 48 hours, could be confirmed as early as Friday, and he and Manchester United declined to comment on thursday night, a day when United drew at home to Chelsea and ended the losing streak. The 63-year-old German will remain United's interim manager until The end of the season when Tenhag officially takes over.
Then, Lonnick's two-year Manchester United consultancy contract will come into effect, but he only has to work for the club for 6 days a month. After United drew 1-1 with Chelsea, Lonnick declined to discuss coaching Austria, but hinted that United had agreed to his coaching of the national team.
Lonnick told Sky Sports after the game: "Tonight we are only talking about Manchester United, this is the immediate problem. I can be sure that I will definitely continue to work as a consultant to the club. Eric and I haven't spoken so far. But I'm very happy and very willing to help and change things to make the club better. This will leave room for another job, but it's a consensus we already agreed on last November."
Earlier this month, the Austrian Football Federation denied Ronnick's claim that he met with the FOOTBALL team's sporting director Peter Schottel in Manchester, but they did approach the 63-year-old German, austrian FOOTBALL Federation president Gerhard Milettic, who is expected to announce the new coach in Vienna on Friday, and it is basically certain that it is Ronnick.
The Daily Mail commented that Lonnick was a "cack-handed plan" as both Austrian manager and Manchester United adviser. However, it also shows that his new role at Manchester United will be idle and will not affect the future development of the club at all. It is not difficult to understand that in the case of one person and two positions, Lonnick cannot have any impact on giants such as Manchester United.
Manchester United star Roy Keane believes the club should break up with Lonnick once and for all. "It's been difficult for him these months, so I don't think it's a bad thing for the two sides to part ways." Keane told Sky Sports.
When Lonnick first arrived, he was thought to have a lot of say in determining the next manager, and might even regularise himself. But half a year later, he did not participate in Tenghag's interview and appointment at all, and until now he has not even communicated with the new coach.
This means that Lonnick is also well aware that his future advisory role is dispensable, and his recent statements have become more and more direct, apparently seeing through the truth behind this mess. Ahead of the Red-Blue battle, the Old Trafford crowd once again expressed their anger at the owner's Glazer family. The British media joked that if Lonnick bought a one-way ticket to Vienna, he would never return to the quagmire of Manchester United, and fans could not blame his decision.
However, because of the high remuneration, Lonnick naturally did not resign from the job of a Manchester United consultant. During his tenure as interim manager, United paid him a whopping £7.6 million a year, double his salary as director at Lokomotiv Moscow. After becoming a consultant, the salary will certainly be significantly reduced, but he will also be paid more than one million pounds for working 72 days a year. If you have less money and more money, why not enjoy it?