Breaking news: Man United: Zidane links accelerated in the ‘last few hours’ of Sunday

 

Manchester United are reportedly stepping up their pursuit of former Real Madrid manager

Zinedine Zidane as the pressure on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer continues to mount.

The Red Devils have lost six games in all  competitions already this season after a string 

of hugely underwhelming performances, dropping them down to sixth in the Premier League table and seeing them exit the Carabao Cup in the  third round.

United’s poor showing in the opening weeks  of 2021/22 has led to the likes of Ralf Rangnick,Mauricio pochettino and Erik Ten Hag linked with the Old Trafford hot seat, but it seems as though a leading candidate has now been selected. According to Italian journalist Rudy Galetti, United chiefs were hopeful in the final hours  of Sunday that they could now ‘convince’ Zidane to accept their offer of succeeding Solskjaer  in Manchester and carrying on the good work that the Scandinavian has put in place. 

He tweeted: “#Zidane–#ManUtd is more than a simple suggestion: in the last few hours there has been a sudden acceleration and #RedDevils now really hope to convince the manager to accept the #MUFC bench.  The next 48 hours  will be decisive. 

The 49-year-old tactician has rarely been considered

for a job in England as it was believed he was 

holding out for the role of France’s national team 

manager or Paris Saint-Germain as he looked 

to return to his homeland.

However, El Espanol (as relayed by The Express)

, recently reported that Zidane turned down the 

role of Newcastle United manager as he was 

holding out for either the Manchester United role

 or the two aforementioned jobs.

The former Ballon d’Or winner is one of the 

most acclaimed figures in football after replicating

 the success of his playing days after stepping 

into the dugout.

Over his two spells with Los Blancos, Zidane won

an astonishing three Champions League crowns,

 two La Liga titles, two Copa del Reys, two FIFA 

Club World Cups and two UEFA Super Cups.

His proven track record of winning multiple trophies

 at one of the biggest clubs in the world while handling

 a host of big-name players will have the United

 fans buzzing over his potential appointment.

While Solskjaer has achieved great things during

 his two-and-a-half-year stay, he has arguably 

taken the club as far as he can, and Zidane 

could be the ideal candidate to restore the 

20-time English champions back to their former

 glory.