Ralf Rangnick breaks silence on 'return plans' with Man Utd ready to take his advice

Ralf Rangnick isn't planning a return to club football. (Image: Getty)

Ralf Rangnick has poured cold water on suggestions he could return to club football by replacing Thomas Tuchel as Bayern Munich manager this summer. The 65-year-old is set to guide Austria into Euro 2024 while Manchester United prepare to heed his brutally honest advice two years later.

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Rangnick had emerged as a reported candidate to become Bayern's new boss, with Tuchel confirmed to be leaving the club at the end of the season.

He boasts vast experience coaching in Germany, most recently taking charge of RB Leipzig for a second time until 2019, when he became Red Bull's global sporting director.

The German returned to management at United in December 2021, replacing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on an interim basis until the end of the campaign.

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However, Rangnick inherited a broken squad and managed to win just 38 per cent of his 29 games at the helm, drawing and losing nine-a-piece among 11 victories.

His decision to accept the Austria job led to a mutual agreement with United that he wouldn't continue in the two-year consultancy role initially agreed with the club.

Two years later, he has ruled out the prospect of returning to club football at Bayern, insisting his focus lay on achieving success with Austria at the European Championships and beyond.

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"No. Why should I? I feel comfortable here. I still have a contract until 2026 and our goal and our path will continue after the Euros," Rangnick explained to Sport 1.

While Rangnick's tenure at United was disastrous, he was most memorable for his honest assessments of the club's state in his press conferences and interviews.

His recommendation that the Red Devils perform "open-heart surgery" after overseeing a 4-0 defeat at Liverpool in April 2022 could be realised at the start of the Sir Jim Ratcliffe era.

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United will have a new chief executive, sporting director, technical director and potentially a performance director and head of recruitment as part of a new-look sporting structure.

It should spark a more ruthless approach in the transfer market, with several first-team players expected to depart this summer.

Rangnick has also reportedly recommended that the club appoint Germany manager Julian Nagelsmann once he guides the nation into its home tournament.

United could very well take him up on that if they decide to part ways with Ten Hag at the end of an underwhelming second campaign.

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Ralf Rangnick breaks silence on 'return plans' with Man Utd ready to take his advice

Ralf Rangnick breaks silence on 'return plans' with Man Utd ready to take his advice

Ralf Rangnick breaks silence on 'return plans' with Man Utd ready to take his advice

Ralf Rangnick breaks silence on 'return plans' with Man Utd ready to take his advice
Ralf Rangnick breaks silence on 'return plans' with Man Utd ready to take his advice
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