Representatives of several managers have approached Manchester United believing that Erik ten Hag could be removed from his position before the start of next season, sources told ESPN.
Ten Hag is under pressure following a 3-1 derby defeat to Manchester City on Sunday, which left his team sixth in the Premier League standings.
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The Dutchman has been told that securing the Champions League is vital to the club's aim of investing in the team this summer while meeting profit and sustainability requirements, but the result at the Etihad has seen United slide to within 11 points of Aston Villa in fourth place with 11 games to play.
Ten Hag has been fully involved in planning for the summer, both in terms of identifying transfer targets and organizing the pre-season tour of the United States, but a source told ESPN that the 54-year-old has not received any formal information. guarantee from new minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe or his team that he will be in charge next season.
It has caused unemployed managers and others currently in jobs to reach out to find out if there will be a vacancy.
United, according to sources, have collected information about what different coaches have planned for the future and what other interests there are in acquiring their services, but there have been no formal conversations with any candidate.
ESPN has contacted Man United for comment.
Liverpool, Bayern Munich and Barcelona are all looking for new managers for next season and, according to sources, are currently weighing up options.
Ratcliffe's team, led by Sir David Brailsford and Jean-Claude Blanc, are still finalizing the details of the new structure at Old Trafford, which will determine what profile of coach they want to take charge of first-team affairs.
Omar Berrada has been hired from Manchester City as the new chief executive, while Dan Ashworth is on gardening leave from Newcastle United amid interest in making him the new sporting director.
Ten Hag is under contract until 2025 and, when asked about his meetings with Ratcliffe, has said the 71-year-old British billionaire “believes in me”.
After back-to-back Premier League defeats to Fulham and City, Ten Hag faces a series of crucial matches with a home game against Everton on Saturday followed by the FA Cup quarter-final against Liverpool on March 17 .
Liverpool's visit to Old Trafford is followed by the March international break and United's next game against Brentford will be on March 30.
