Paul Mitchell is reportedly now ‘primed’ to become Manchester United’s next sporting director as soon as Sir Jim Ratcliffe has completed his investment deal.
Football Transfers’ Jacque Talbot tweeted on X on Friday afternoon that the Monaco employee – previously linked with Liverpool by the Independent’s Miguel Delaney – is ‘eager to take on the role’ at Old Trafford.
However, there is a ‘concern with the ineptitude' among the current Man Utd hierarchy that may impact his decision: if the process takes too long then the club run the risk of Mitchell going elsewhere. https://t.co/7GlbphjlJS
— Jacque Talbot (@jac_talbot) October 20, 2023
With the Merseysiders understood to be especially keen on Max Eberl, it might not be seen as a disaster were the aforementioned Englishman to trade life in France for one of the biggest jobs in world football.
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Should Bayern Munich hold too much in the way of sway over the German’s next destination, however, the Reds wouldn’t necessarily be ill-advised to consider reigniting their interest in Mitchell as a back-up option.
Whilst we’d expect Erik ten Hag’s outfit to get this move over the line, it wouldn’t surprise us in the slightest to see it scuppered by the ever-present toxicity at the no longer aptly-named Theatre of Dreams.
With Eberl one of the most highly-respected executives in Germany and beyond, of course, we’d be far from disappointed to see Liverpool beat the Bavarians in the race for his services.
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