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Manchester United have formally confirmed the appointment of Andreas Georgson as a first-team coach.
Earlier on Friday, a report coated by The Peoples Particular person relayed that United had been set to rent Georgson, who was serving as supervisor of Lillestrom.
It was said that United would fork out £280,000 to pry Georgson from Lillestrom after simply eight months in cost.
In a membership assertion, United relayed, “Andreas Georgson has joined Manchester United as first-team coach.”
“The 42-year-old is the newest addition to Erik ten Hag’s employees this summer season, and arrives from Norwegian facet Lillestrom, the place he has been head coach since January of this 12 months.”
“Georgson earlier had a stint as caretaker boss of Malmo, in his native Sweden, and has in depth teaching expertise in England, having labored at Brentford, Arsenal and Southampton.”
Earlier this month, United introduced the arrival of Dutch duo Ruud van Nistelrooy and Rene Hake because the replacements for Mitchell van der Gaag and Benni McCarthy.
Van der Gaag and McCarthy arrived with Ten Hag at Outdated Trafford in the summertime of 2022 however after two seasons within the dugout, each have since left the membership.
It’s believed that the pair had been desirous to forge their very own paths as managers.
United additionally added goalkeeping coach Jelle ten Rouwelaar to the backroom employees to succeed Richard Hartis, whose 20-year affiliation with the Crimson Devils got here to an finish.
Van Nistelrooy, Hake and Ten Rouwelaar travelled with the group for his or her pre-season tour in the US.
They’ve to date overseen United’s pre-season matches in opposition to Rosenborg and Rangers.
It stays to be seen whether or not Georgson will jet to Los Angeles to hyperlink up with Ten Hag and his coaches, or he’ll report back to Carrington and be part of Steve McClaren. McClaren remained dwelling to work with the United gamers who will return to coaching too late to affix the US tour.
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