⚽ Man Utd have their own plan amid summer manager battle

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England's wealthiest club are far from free from the issue that has caused such headlines around the game in the past few weeks. United have Profit and Sustainability considerations, which could end up influencing some key decisions this summer. If they do end up [deciding to replace Erik ten Hag, which is seen as increasingly likely](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnzZFpP0TtaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvbWFuY2hlc3Rlci11bml0ZWQtdGVuLWhhZy1mdWxoYW0tZmVybmFuZGVzLXRpa3Rvay1iMjUwNTI4Ni5odG1sP2xpZD1hOGxzNnlncGFieXcmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1SZWFkaW5nIHRoZSBHYW1lIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDgtMDMtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfRm9vdGJhbGxfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZeppDOtlAFkIK1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), the constraints could aid the case of managers who are currently out of work. United wouldn’t have to pay release clauses in such instances, and it is apparently another factor that raises Graham Potter’s chances. He also has a good relationship with the new football leadership. Another potential candidate gaining favour is Julian Nagelsmann, who will be in charge of Germany for Euro 2024. If these sound more like tactical coaches rather than sort of figurehead United have become associated, part of the point is [evolving the structure into something more modern](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnzZFpP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvbWFuLXV0ZC1lcmlrLXRlbi1oYWctamltLXJhdGNsaWZmZS1iMjUwNjQwOS5odG1sP2xpZD02YmswZTgwdWluencmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1SZWFkaW5nIHRoZSBHYW1lIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDgtMDMtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfRm9vdGJhbGxfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZeppDOtlAFkIK1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)so managers like that can work more easily. Potter wouldn’t have as much chaos around him as at Chelsea. Many might fairly say this the sort of structure Ten Hag would work best in, of course, and deserves a chance. It should be stressed he is far from certain to go, and the job is still salvageable. A Champions League place and the FA Cup would go a long way to keeping him at Old Trafford. Even if he was replaced, though, INEOS would be insistent on the best man for the job rather than just an affordable man. It’s just there would be a weigh-up with how that fits into the transfer budget. They do want to start drastically overhauling the squad, and male perhaps one statement signing. The Independent reported this week that [Napoli’s Victor Osimhen is being looked at](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnzZFpP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvdmljdG9yLW9zaW1oZW4tdHJhbnNmZXItbWFuLXV0ZC1wc2ctYjI1MDY1NTUuaHRtbD9saWQ9Z3NuNmU4ZzNvODR2JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249UmVhZGluZyB0aGUgR2FtZSBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA4LTAzLTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0Zvb3RiYWxsX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmXqaQzrZQBZCCtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). All of this is being factored into the current monitoring process of everything happening at the club. All the planning, however, has to come within new parameters.   NEW: Independent sports betting newsletter Our new Independent Betting newsletter offers all the latest tips, odds and offers to help you place sports bets armed with as much information as possible. Sign up below to receive our best selections each Saturday morning! 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A lot of talks went on. You can’t but have noticed the number of reports and leaks coming out of Germany about Bayern Munich and Xavi Alonso. They are viewed as much louder [than anything coming out of Liverpool](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnzZFpP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvbGl2ZXJwb29sLW5leHQtbWFuYWdlci14YWJpLWFsb25zby1icnVuby1hbW9yaW0tYjI1MDA3MjkuaHRtbD9saWQ9NjFxNnR1a3ljMWEzJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249UmVhZGluZyB0aGUgR2FtZSBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA4LTAzLTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0Zvb3RiYWxsX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmXqaQzrZQBZCCtSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). That isn’t to say they’re that influential. This is all posturing, leverage and negotiation on top of negotiation at this point. The feeling as recently as this week was that Alonso was more likely to go to Anfield but, as is always worth repeating in such stories, nothing is certain until they’re actually signed. The more dysfunctional Barcelona have been trying to navigate their way through this by going in another direction and seeking out both clubs’ alternative in Bruno Amorim. Given the Catalan club’s financial issues, though, it remains to be seen whether they would be willing to pay Sporting’s huge buy-out. There will be many twists - and leaks - in all of this yet, all the more so because an almost inevitable of development is that one of these clubs misses out on the two main targets. That’s of course [before more clubs and more potential candidates get involved](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnzZFpP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvbWF1cmljaW8tcG9jaGV0dGluby1jaGVsc2VhLW1hbmFnZXItZmFucy1iMjUwODczMi5odG1sP2xpZD15c295czFxcW10cTMmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1SZWFkaW5nIHRoZSBHYW1lIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDgtMDMtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfRm9vdGJhbGxfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZeppDOtlAFkIK1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). Skewed concerns shape declining Champions League It was [another dull week in the Champions League](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnzZFpP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvY2hhbXBpb25zLWxlYWd1ZS11ZWZhLW1hbi1jaXR5LXBzci1iMjUwODY5OC5odG1sP2xpZD1tNXRyOHp4NXB3eWsmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1SZWFkaW5nIHRoZSBHYW1lIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDgtMDMtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfRm9vdGJhbGxfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZeppDOtlAFkIK1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), with three of the four ties essentially finished by half-time. We’re a long way from the peaks of 2018-19 and so many dramatic comebacks, with the structural reasons for that [discussed](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnzZFpP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvY2hhbXBpb25zLWxlYWd1ZS1wcmV2aWV3LXVlZmEtZXVyb3BlYW4tc3VwZXItbGVhZ3VlLWIyNDk1MTc3Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXJiNjBlcTlobjl6YSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVJlYWRpbmcgdGhlIEdhbWUgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwOC0wMy0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9Gb290YmFsbF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgpl6mkM62UAWQgrUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) by this newsletter in the past. You would think this should be causing huge discussion within Uefa about what has gone wrong with their prize competition, that used to be the envy of the rest of the world as they remained completely enraptured by it. No more. The wonder is what the viewing figures for Manchester City-Copenhagen were like, and that question fits with declining broadcast contract values across Europe. That also points to one reason Uefa won’t yet be worried, to go with the general complacency within the confederation. Insiders say they care far more about [having teams left from the five major broadcasting markets](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnzZFpP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3Nwb3J0L2Zvb3RiYWxsL2hhcnJ5LWthbmUtYmF5ZXJuLW11bmljaC1jaGFtcGlvbnMtbGVhZ3VlLXRob21hcy1tdWxsZXItYWxsaWFuei1hcmVuYS1iMjUwNzYyNS5odG1sP2xpZD1nY2pvOXFucXprc3EmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1SZWFkaW5nIHRoZSBHYW1lIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDgtMDMtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfRm9vdGJhbGxfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZeppDOtlAFkIK1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)than actually having competitive games. The former is much more lucrative, and it is likely to happen with at least City, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and likely Internazionale going through. Such a line-up also means the quarter-finals are set to be much better. The point is it’s not that long since the competition was so much more. Chelsea insist they won't face charges, but concerns grow Even for some of the headlines that have come out of Chelsea of late, there was still some shock among senior figures in the game at losses of £90.1m. There is a widespread belief they face an immense challenge to comply with the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability rules, although the club insist they are not at risk of a charge. It comes in a potentially volatile and uncertain period for the club. Concerns also persist about a Premier League investigation into secret payments made during Roman Abramovich’s ownership, that is expected to bring charges. 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There was then the words of one high-profile executive this newsletter was speaking with. They were going to a big Europa League game instead because “it's become much more interesting”. There are more competitive games, as well as a greater vitality and variety with more clubs who see continental football as an exciting opportunity rather than a right - exactly what it’s supposed to be.   QUOTE OF THE WEEK     “No one said ‘no’ to being the club captain, it was just for certain games… but they didn’t want to say it themselves, they had other people come up to me and say it. It was disappointing. It’s a different generation, it’s Gen Z. It’s petty and shows a lack of ambition.” One of the most interesting lines from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's interview with the Stick to Football podcast   Reading the game quiz Since 1992, five managers have won the Bundesliga and at least one other of the major leagues of England, Spain, Italy, France. Name them. 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