Ten Hag reveals when he decided to leave Ajax for 'great challenge' at Manchester United

Erik ten Hag has revealed when he decided to leave Ajax for Manchester United, with the Dutch coach readying himself for a “difficult but great challenge” at Old Trafford.

A deal with Ten Hag through to 2025, with the option for a 12-month extension, was confirmed by Man Utd on April 21.

The 52-year-old insists that an agreement was not in the pipeline for long before it was made official.

Having just completed the third Eredivisie title triumph of his reign at Ajax, Ten Hag has shown he has what it takes to deliver success.

Quizzed by Voetbal International as to when he took the decision to swap Amsterdam for Manchester, Ten Hag said: “That was not so long ago. Actually only after the talks with Man Utd, which only started in the last international break, at the end of March.

“Those conversations were so good that I got the feeling: I want to take on that challenge. Then it started to come to life in my head and I made the decision that I would leave Ajax.”

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