Report reveals three Man Utd players who are ‘firm’ in Ten Hag’s plans at Old Trafford

Incoming Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag believes the Portuguese trio of Cristiano Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes and Diogo Dalot are key to his plans, according to reports.

The Dutchman was confirmed as the next permanent Red Devils manager last month with the current Ajax boss taking over from Ralf Rangnick at the end of the campaign.

The arrivals of Cristiano Ronaldo, Raphael Varane and Jadon Sancho in the summer transfer window had given Man Utd supporters hope that they could compete towards the top of the Premier League table this term.

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However, it has been a disastrous season for the Red Devils – who replaced Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with Rangnick in November – with the club currently sitting in sixth position in the Premier League.

It is possible Man Utd could finish as low as seventh if West Ham can have a good end to the season, with Rangnick’s side only winning two of their last eight Premier League matches.

There have already been rumours that there could be a massive overhaul of the squad with Rangnick claiming at one point that there could be as many as ten new signings this summer.

Some reports have played those comments down though with Ten Hag’s budget likely to be ‘set at between £100m and £150m’.

And now Portuguese newspaper O Jogo (via Sport Witness) claims that Dalot, Ronaldo and Fernandes are three players that Ten Hag will definitely building around next season.

Dalot has been featuring a lot under Rangnick and O Jogo