Manchester United legend Ruud van Nistelrooy could be returning to the club soon. The 47-year-old Dutchman has been approached to become a member of manager Erik Ten Hag’s backroom staff. However, Van Nistelrooy also remains a leading candidate for the open manager job at Burnley FC.
? EXCL: Ruud van Nistelrooy has been approached to be part of Erik ten Hagโs new staff at Manchester United.
Up to van Nistelrooy as heโs also strong candidate to be new Burnley manager to replace Kompany, decision next week ??
Changes could take place in #MUFC staff. pic.twitter.com/Nq6qaEcVlN
โ Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 23, 2024
From 1998-2010, van Nistelrooy was regarded as one of the best strikers in European football. In a career that spanned 19 years including five seasons at Manchester United and four with Real Madrid, he played on three football clubs that won at least one league title in three different leagues โ Dutch Eredivisie, English Premier League and Spainโs La Liga.
When Van Nistelrooy retired in 2011, he had scored 51 career UEFA Champions League goals, which ranked him second at the time amongst all goal scorers in the competition. He has since been surpassed by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo and is now currently ranked No. 4.
So we’ll see what happens after decision day. RVD has also had a very successful stint as a television analyst.
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