Man Utd board hold Diego Simeone belief in replacing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with two options

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Diego Simeone has reportedly been ‘long favoured’ by some on Manchester United’s board. The energetic Argentine coach has spent the past decade in charge of Atletico Madrid, establishing the club as serial challengers in La Liga.

Just last season, he helped lead them to the second league title of his reign on a dramatic final day of the season.

And the Spanish side rewarded Simeone’s efforts with a new contract up to 2024.

But the uncertainty surrounding Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s future at Old Trafford has seen the club open up their search for potential replacements.

Antonio Conte has been touted as the favourite should Solskjaer be sacked while there are still tentative links with Mauricio Pochettino.

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However, the Independent claim that many on the United board harbour hopes of bringing Simeone to the club.

It is claimed that Simeone is ‘long favoured’ by many inside the club and that could date back to 2014.

Reports at the time indicated that Simeone had hired a teacher for private English lessons amid speculation he would come in as David Moyes’ successor.

But following Atletico’s defeat in the Champions League final to Real Madrid, Simeone decided he wanted to stay and United ultimately moved in a different direction.

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Little over seven years since, United have stagnated once again in their progression under Solskjaer.

However, the report adds that United feel Simeone is ‘impossible to get’ currently.

Pochettino meanwhile is also unlikely to leave Paris Saint-Germain, leaving Conte once again named as the favourite.

It is claimed that United’s owners have been ‘blindsided’ by their poor form of late with no plan in place to bring in a replacement for Solskjaer.

That may well be the main reason the Norwegian head coach is being given time to turn things around at Old Trafford.

United currently sit seventh in the table and are already eight points adrift of league-leaders Chelsea.

Things don’t get any easier for United either as they face a trip to Tottenham on Saturday before taking on reigning champions Manchester City next week.

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