Erik ten Hag said he “doesn’t care” that new partial-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe is yet to publicly confirm he will stay on as Manchester United manager next season.
The United coach has a contract at Old Trafford until 2025, but there has been speculation about his position after a poor season during which his team has slipped to sixth in the Premier League table.
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Ratcliffe’s 27.7% stake in the club was confirmed last week, but the British billionaire, 71, has stopped short of confirming Ten Hag will definitely be the manager next season.
However, the Dutchman insists it’s not a problem and says the new management team “believe” he’s the right man for the job.
Asked whether it would be beneficial for Ratcliffe to confirm he will stay on as manager, Ten Hag said: “I’m under contract for three seasons, so I don’t care.
“I am in this process, I’m only focusing on the process, so I don’t care what’s going on around me. I have many talks with Sir Jim Radcliffe, also with Sir Dave Brailsford and others in that group, so I know where we are talking about and I have a strong belief and I feel that they believe in me.”
