Thomas Tuchel appointment could finally unlock £60m transfer for Manchester United

Manchester United are facing up to an unwanted problem - whatever decision they come to with regards to Erik ten Hag's future. The Dutchman is facing pressure and his position remains under threat.

The club hierarchy are yet to make their thinking public knowledge. If Ten Hag is dismissed - as a result of another disappointing start to a season - United must appoint a new head coach and that call just has to be right.

The Manchester Evening News reported on Monday that ex-Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel is being considered. The German is currently out of work after leaving Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich at the end of last season and is the most attractive profile on the market at the moment.

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But what is the unwanted problem for United? If Ten Hag goes, a number of his signings will be left exposed by whoever replaces him. Antony and Lisandro Martinez signed from Ajax in 2022 before Andre Onana, who played under the Dutchman, touched down at Old Trafford a year later.

Noussair Mazraoui and Matthijs de Ligt, two members of the Ajax team that reached the Champions League semi-final in 2019 under Ten Hag, both moved to Old Trafford in the summer and both made references to their manager when completing their respective transfers.

United have shelled out almost £250million on those players. There's no guarantee that Tuchel will like them, even though Mazraoui and De Ligt played for him at Bayern last season, and they could be dropped.

That's one concern. However, there's other investment who could finally unlock his potential in red.

Mason Mount was highly regarded by Tuchel during their time