Although Erik ten Hag is officially gone and Ruben Amorim has been appointed as the new Man United boss, pieces of information regarding the Dutchman’s spell at Old Trafford seem to be emerging by day. The latest details refer to an addition in the attack who arrived overweight, which seriously disappointed the tactician, and whom Ten Hag hadn’t even wanted to sign in the first place, as well as to a quartet of players he wanted to bring but whose arrival was called “unrealistic.”Erik ten Hag was against signing Joshua Zirkzee for Manchester United over the summer and was frustrated when the £36.5 million recruit showed up to training a full stone overweight. [@SunSport] pic.twitter.com/ogyRHei9NN— Football Talk (@FootballTalkHQ) November 5, 2024 According to The Sun, the forward mentioned above is – believe it or not – Ten Hag’s fellow countryman, Joshua Zirkzee, instead of whom the 54-year-old strategist wanted to return Danny Welbeck, as The Athletic claims. Brighton striker has been a United member from 2008 to 2014, making 142 appearances and scoring 29 goals. With this story in mind, it is now clear why Zirkzee hasn’t started a Premier League match since the end of September. However, considering his form and only one scored goal in 15 games and Welbeck’s six goals in 12 appearances, Ten Hag might have even been right.Bruno called Ten Hag to apologize for letting him downSubsequently, ESPN asserts that the Dutch manager had a pretty ambitious wishlist for the latest transfer window, which included some quite renowned names – Barcelona’s Frenkie de Jong, Federico Valverde of Real Madrid, Alexis Mac Allister of Liverpool, and Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane. As expected, the club’s management called his desires “unrealistic,” which additionally frustrated Ten Hag. That was perhaps the beginning of his end at the Theatre of Dreams.##NAJAVA_MECA_8477805##
