Five days ago, Erik ten Hag was once again sent off as coach. In October 2024, the Dutchman was put on Manchester United’s private jet with a “suitcase” full of pounds in compensation for being fired, three months after he was trusted for the second time at United. This time it was Bayer Leverkusen where Ten Hag was weighed too lightly. After two league games. On Friday, a coaching job became available, a job Ten Hag was directly linked to.
After the hasty exit from Leverkusen, we guess Ten Hag needs to organize his thoughts to find his way forward, but the Dutch media still threw themselves at the “opportunity” for Ten Hag to return to FC Twente, “his” club.
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The Eredivisie club is looking for a replacement for Joseph Oosting, who was sacked on Friday after a 1-0-3 start to the season. In the last game against Excelsior, a team that has lost two of its four games by three or more goals so far, Twente outscored the home side’s shots by 27-8 and 8-3 with 70% possession, but lost on a goal by Mike van Duinen in the 83rd minute.
Ten Hag played for Twente in three different periods: 1989-1990, 1992-1994 and 1996-2002; In 221 games for the club, he scored 3 goals. Despite coaching the U17 and U19 academies for Twente at one point, he has never been the head coach of Twente. He coached three different clubs in the Eredivisie during his managerial career: Go Ahead Eagles, FC Utrecht and AFC Ajax.
So is Ten Hag throwing himself around to take the Twente job? Apparently not. According to De Telegraaf, Ten Hag is not even on the list of candidates. Mark van Bommel, who was previously coach of Royal Antwerp FC and recently turned down the NEC, has been chosen as the top candidate for the job, reports the Dutch media.
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In ten months, Ten Hag has cashed in a total of around £19.5 million in severance packages after his sacking at United and Leverkusen, so the manager is in no hurry to jump on a coaching job back in his home country. Even if it’s “their” club.
