Journalist feels there is a particular reason behind Man United’s lack of January signings

The fact that Manchester United did not spend any money during the January transfer window indicates that they want to fire Erik ten Hag in the summer.

According to Dutch journalist Valentijn Driessen, the manager of Manchester United is, as of right now, on borrowed time.

Ten Hag signed a three-year contract when he originally moved from Ajax, and in the summer he will begin the third and last year of his contract at Old Trafford.

It remains to be seen if his contract is renewed at that time. United had a strong first season under the Dutch manager, making it into the Champions League and winning the Carabao Cup—their first trophy in five years—but the second season has been viewed as disappointing.

United are out of the Champions League and face a mountain to climb as far as making it to the top four of the Premier League is concerned. The only chance of silverware this season is in the FA Cup.

This has given rise to rumours that Ten Hag is battling to convince his new boss Sir Jim Ratcliffe of his long-term worth. Ratcliffe took over the sports side of the club after partially taking over from the Glazer family.

Driessen believes that the decision has been already made about the future of ten Hag.

“Apart from these two matches, I think he is in his last months,” FC Update report him saying on the Kick Off podcast.

“If you had really wanted to continue with this coach, because the organisation is pretty much in place now with that new co-owner Jim Ratcliffe, you would have also given Ten Hag reinforcements to continue building now on a team that has to be there next year and finish in the top-four.

“I assume that is predestined for the new coach, and not Ten Hag. And that they will leave him in place now and only start investing and selling in the summer. Yes, FFP could be an issue, but if you sell a player, you could get quite a bit.”