Rene Meulensteen ‘being considered for Man Utd assistant role’ in stunning return for Fergie’s former right-hand man
MANCHESTER UNITED are considering a swoop for Rene Meulensteen to assist Erik ten Hag, according to reports.
The Dutchman served as Sir Alex Ferguson's No2 at Old Trafford between 2007 and 2013.
And he could be set for a Theatre of Dreams return as part of Man United's Netherlands revolution this summer.
According to ESPN, Ajax boss Ten Hag has won the race to succeed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as United manager.
They claim that he has beaten off competition from Mauricio Pochettino, Julen Lopetegui and Luis Enrique.
And they add that Meulensteen, 58, is under consideration to be appointed his assistant.
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Since leaving United in 2013, he has travelled around the world in a variety of different roles.
He worked at Anzhi Makhachkala in Dagestan, before briefly taking charge as Fulham manager.
Meulensteen was then appointed as a consultant by the Philadelphia Union in MLS, before a six-month stint as Maccabi Haifa head coach in Israel.
He then spent a season in charge of India's Kerala Blasters, ahead of taking on his current role as Australia national team assistant manager in 2018.
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Ten Hag will be allowed to present his own transfer targets, with SunSport revealing that Ruben Neves will be his No1 target.
United have tried to sign the Wolves midfielder in the last two windows.
And SunSport understands Dutch coach Ten Hag has been a huge fan of the Portuguese international for years and would push to bring him to Old Trafford.
