Manchester United make shock approach for club legend – as key changes begin at Old Trafford: report

Manchester United have made an approach for a club legend to return to the club this summer as they look to strengthen Erik ten Hag's position at the club.Earlier this month, Manchester United confirmed that Ten Hag will remain as the club's manager following an end-of-season review, with his assistants Steve McClaren and Mitchell van der Gaag, as well as first-team forwards coach Benni McCarthy, all remaining at the club as well.But after inconsistent performances in the 2023/24 season, it seems the hierarchy are ready to give Ten Hag even more tools to excel at Old Trafford, starting with the signing of a club legend.VIDEO: Alan Shearer explains how England could have won the EurosS According to Fabrizio Romano, Manchester United have approached former striker Ruud van Nistelrooy with a view to taking up a coaching role at the club this summer. Van Nistelrooy scored 150 goals in 219 games in all competitions during his five-year spell at Manchester United, winning the Premier League, FA Cup and League Cup before leaving for Real Madrid in 2006. The report states that they face competition from Burnley, with Van Nistelrooy in the running to replace Bayern Munich's Vincent Kompany as manager of the Championship side. The best features, fun and football quizzes straight to your inbox every week.Van Nistelrooy (Image credit: Alamy)Most recently, PSV Eindhoven coach Van Nistelrooy resigned from his Eredivisie role with just one game of the 2022/23 season remaining, suggesting a lack of support from the club's hierarchy. He has been out of work since then and while a return to Manchester United is an attractive proposition, it is also a small step in his career progression.Since retiring, Van Nistelrooy has managed the PSV U17 and U19 teams, as well as working under Louis van Gaal as an assistant with the Netherlands national team. He replaced Roger Schmidt in March 2022 at PSV as senior manager, winning the Johan Cruyff and the KNVB Cup in almost a full season in charge.Fabrizio Romano suggests the 47-year-old will make a decision on his future next week. Van Nistelrooy plays for Manchester United More Manchester United stories The boss of Manchester United Erik ten Hag gives his verdict on Marcus Rashford in EnglandManchester United are stepping up their pursuit of the defender despite Branthwaite agreement: reportChelsea beat Manchester United with Crystal Palace and England star, with agreed personal terms: report window.reliableConsentGiven.then(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function() {n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)} ;if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n; n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=();t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)(0);s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script','https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js'); fbq('init', '230404523817416'); fbq('track', 'PageView'); })

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