Report claims new Manchester United manager has given the United board ultimatum over his appointment

According to report, new Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick has issued an ultimatum to the United board that he wants to carry on with the United job beyond the end of the season if he is first appointed on an interim basis.

The club is currently looking for a new manager after sacking Ole Gunnar Solsksjaer over a poor run of results.

The likes of former Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane, PSG manager Mauricio Pochettino, Ajax Boss Erik ten Hag and Leicester’s Brendan Rodgers have all been linked with a move to the Old Trafford hot seat, but none of them is willing to take up the job mid-season.

Confirmed reports have it that Rangnick who is currently head of sports and development at Lokomotiv Moscow would want assurances that he would remain at the club beyond the end of the season.

More so, the German would also be keen to take on a new role in a sporting director-type capacity at Old Trafford, but the club only recently appointed John Murtough as football director and Darren Fletcher as technical director, with Rangnick actually overlooked for those roles previously.

Report from Manchester Evening News further claim the United’s hierarchy are not ready to make changes at management level to accommodate the 63-year-old who is known to be incredibly demanding and would want a far bigger say at the club rather than simply coaching the players.

Even though Rangnick ticks a host of boxes, his demands look set to derail any potential move and instead the club will prefer to consider other options for the main job.