Brutal! Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag shows no mercy to former club Ajax by poaching goalkeeping coach just two months after he joined Eredivisie giants

Manchester United are set to sign Ajax goalkeeping coach Jelle ten Rouwelaar as they look to improve their output between the sticks.

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• Man Utd to sign new goalkeeping coach
• Ten Rouwelaar agreed to join Ajax two months ago
• Coach spent last season at Burnley

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Manchester United are on the verge of signing Ten Rouwelaar from Ajax this summer, as per The Athletic. Described as a modern goalkeeping coach, he will be working exclusively with the Red Devils' first-team goalkeepers Andre Onana, Altay Bayindir and Tom Heaton.

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• THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Ten Rouwelaar spent last season with Burnley, where he helped to implement Vincent Kompany's desire for James Trafford and Arijanet Muric to play out from the back. At the end of the campaign, he made the move to Ajax but Manchester United are now set to drum up a compensation package with the Dutch club and a deal is expected to be agreed upon for Ten Rouwelaar's move.

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  DID YOU KNOW?

  Richard Hartis has been United's goalkeeping coach since 2019 joining under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and will leave the club when his contract expires this summer.

• WHAT NEXT FOR MAN UTD?

  Ten Hag has examined his team and believes that now is the time for a new strategy in the goalkeeping department that closely aligns with his beliefs, as part of a larger shift. The club are also expected to add Ruud van Nistelrooy and Rene Hake as assistant coaches.