Reporters asked Ten Hag about United, the club, and whether it is still attractive to football’s best players.
Erik ten Hag admits the best players in the world want to play for Manchester United.
In the new documentary Haaland – The Big Decision, the former Dortmund striker mentions a list of clubs as possible destinations. The Norwegian made his move to the City in the summer after the transfer became one of the worst-kept secrets in football.
But, Manchester United were not included in that list. It contained City, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, PAG, Liverpool, Chelsea and Barcelona.
Reporters took it upon themselves at Friday’s press conference to ask Ten Hag about United, the club, and whether it is still attractive to football’s best players. It seems ridiculous that this is even a topic of conversation after seeing United sign Casemiro – but the newspapers won’t print themselves…
“I’m sure when I go back in the window and I was in contact with a lot of players, a lot of players, you feel Man United is a really attractive club for them. So I’m not concerned about that point,” Ten Hag said, as per Manchester Evening News.
“Let’s say some have the potential to become [the best in the world] and some already are there. We have world champion players in our squad, so they are the best in the world, you can say that.
“We have a lot of players who already win the biggest titles in the world.”
These quotes will inevitably lead to sarcastic questions about Frenkie de Jong across social media, but Ten Hag raises a good point when you consider how Raphael Varane joined United from Real Madrid over a year ago.
