Minnesota United is nearing a deal to appoint Manchester United assistant coach Eric Ramsay as their new manager, sources briefed on the deal tell The Athletic.
The deal isn’t quite done or signed yet, as Ramsay remains under contract with United, but all parties are working on it.
At 32 years old, Ramsay, who is highly rated in the English game, will be the youngest head coach in MLS this season by a wide margin. NYCFC’s Nick Cushing, at 39, is the second youngest. Ramsay will also become the second youngest full-time head coach in MLS history (Yoann Damet was FC Cincinnati’s.