Ruud van Nistelrooy linked with shock return to management as vacant role opens up amid Manchester United exit

Ruud van Nistelrooy has reportedly been earmarked for a high managerial position – simply two weeks after departing Manchester United.

The 48-year-old returned to Previous Trafford in the summertime to turn into certainly one of his assistant managers.

Following his Dutch compatriot’s sacking, Van Nistelrooy took cost of United on an interim foundation – overseeing three wins and a draw kind his 4 matches within the dugout.

However regardless of fan pleas, his exit was confirmed earlier this month following Ruben Amorim’s arrival on the Theatre of Goals.

The ex-PSV boss virtually instantly utilized for the managerial position at Coventry following Mark Robins’ dismissal.

Although talkSPORT understands that former Chelsea boss Frank Lampard is in superior talks to take over the Championship outfit.

And now the Leicester job has opened up following Steve Cooper’s sacking on Sunday with the Foxes languishing in sixteenth spot following their 2-1 defeat to Chelsea.

However Sky Germany have claimed that it is a return to Hamburg that may very well be Van Nistelrooy’s subsequent journey.

The two. Bundesliga facet parted methods with Steffen Baumgart on Sunday following Saturday’s conflict with Schalke.

The 2 giants of German soccer, now plying their commerce within the second division, performed out an enthralling four-goal thriller.

Hamburg, who’ve gained simply as soon as from their final 5 fixtures, went into the break 2-0 up, however solely got here away with a degree following a second half collapse to go away them eighth within the desk.

And based on Sky reporter Florian Plettenberg, Van Nistelrooy is on the membership’s radar.

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His title is claimed to have been mentioned internally amongst membership chiefs.

Van Nistelrooy had beforehand been thought-about by Hamburg in February, however the membership finally opted to rent Baumgart as an alternative.

The ex-Actual Madrid striker can be a preferred alternative amongst the Hamburg followers.

Following his Bernabeu exit in 2009, Van Nistelrooy linked up with Hamburg, spending two years on the membership earlier than retiring at Malaga.

Regardless of being within the twilight of his profession, he nonetheless managed to bang in 17 objectives from 44 outings for the German facet.

Whereas it seems that a transfer again to his former stomping floor may very well be on the horizon, talkSPORT co-host Rory Jennings has urged West Ham to contemplate Van Nistelrooy.

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The Hammers nonetheless have Julen Lopetegui at their helm, however the Spaniard is coming below rising strain with the east Londoners 14th within the Premier League desk.

Talking of Van Nistelrooy, Jennings stated: “I feel West Ham is definitely the right membership. If you consider what West Ham followers are in want of in the mean time.

“If you consider the best way that they’re feeling and I feel the best way that they’ve been brief modified by their possession.

“I feel Ruud van Nistelrooy is a tonic. Ruud van Nistelrooy is precisely what they had been demanding.

“It’s the kind of appointment that West Ham followers not solely demanded, however that West Ham followers deserved off the again of their protests about David Moyes leaving the membership.”