'I suspect...' - Stefan Borson predicts real reason Man United handed Ten Hag new deal

Manchester United have likely included a clause in Erik ten Hag’s contract that means his compensation fee is fixed if he’s sacked at any point before his new deal expires.

That is the view of former Man City financial advisor Stefan Borson, who exclusively told Football Insider the Dutchman’s new contract is likely to be more about optics and Man United not wanting their manager going into the final year of his deal.

Ten Hag was given another chance to prove himself at Old Trafford next season following a lengthy end-of-season review spearheaded by Sir Jim Ratcliffe.

The Premier League giants have now decided to hand the 54-year-old a new deal, extending his contract until June 2026.

Erik ten Hag compensation unlikely to change despite new Man United deal

Borson insisted the likely clauses included in Ten Hag’s contract make it irrelevant whether he’s signed a one-year extension or a long-term deal.

“I suspect the compensation if he was to be removed at some point is not going to make any difference,” Borson told Football Insider.

“I think it will probably be fixed on a certain amount, either with a liquidated damages clause, which actually specifies the terms, or maybe he’s capped on a one-year notice period.

“Something like that makes it irrelevant whether he’s got a one-year contract or a six-year contract because the amount of money he’s going to be paid out is not going to really flex depending on it.

“Most clubs will not want the situation where the manager is going into the final year of his contract.

“City are the obvious exception to that rule. Usually it just doesn’t work in the dressing room, so clubs will optically put in this extension.

“City did it with Pellegrini many years ago even though I suspect they knew at that point Guardiola was coming in afterwards. It was just really to calm the situation down and take away all of the speculation.

“I wouldn’t look at the Ten Hag deal in terms of the numbers, I would look at it more in terms of the optics.”

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