Manchester United will be looking to qualify for Europe in their final Premier League game of the season, with an away trip to Brighton on Sunday afternoon.
05.05.2024 - 16:41 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The sight of Erik ten Hag and Jason Wilcox sitting down for breakfast in the Carrington canteen has been a regular one in the last couple of weeks. As Ten Hag said on Thursday, they need to build an “intense” relationship in a short period of time and coffee and croissants are helping.
With Dan Ashworth still on gardening leave ahead of his appointment as Manchester United sporting director, it is technical director Wilcox who is essentially running the show at the moment. While Old Trafford figures haven’t ruled out a breakthrough with the Magpies allowing them to parachute Ashworth in in time to play a role this summer, they are planning for the window with Wilcox as the most senior football executive.
In time his brief is likely to be narrowed and Ashworth will eventually take charge of recruitment, but in what is a vital first summer for Ineos, it is Wilcox tasked with being the main man. So he has had an intense start to life in the United goldfish bowl, one dominated by meetings and attempts at getting to know people. He is a regular presence in the canteen but as well as building a relationship with Ten Hag, he is close with Sir Dave Brailsford.
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A United source described Wilcox as the “connector” between the current management team and Ineos. At the moment he is essentially considered a direct replacement for John Murtough when it comes to the transfer window, with support from the team Murtough had, which includes head of recruitment Steve Brown, director of football negotiations Matt Hargreaves and deputy football director Andy O'Boyle.
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Manchester United will be looking to qualify for Europe in their final Premier League game of the season, with an away trip to Brighton on Sunday afternoon.
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