{"id":399658,"date":"2026-04-15T11:46:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T11:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/399658\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T11:46:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T11:46:08","slug":"man-utd-hit-pause-button-on-carrick-as-open-iraola-could-take-two-bournemouth-stars-to-old-trafford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/399658\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd &#8216;hit pause button&#8217; on Carrick as &#8216;open&#8217; Iraola could take two Bournemouth stars to Old Trafford"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Man Utd are rethinking their plan to make Michael Carrick the new permanent head coach after Bournemouth announced Andoni Iraola will be leaving the club in the summer, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils have been in good form under Carrick since he took over as interim head coach from Ruben Amorim, who was sacked in January.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/manchester-united\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Man Utd<\/a> have won seven, drawn two and lost two of Carrick\u2019s first 11 matches in charge of the club with the Red Devils on course to qualify for the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>Despite that, there are now reports in <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/man-utd-michael-carrick-manager-37012375\" target=\"_blank\">The i Paper (via the Daily Mirror) claiming that<\/a> Man Utd have \u2018hit pause button\u2019 on appointing Carrick after the news Iraola will definitely be free to join them in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>It is understood that Man Utd were on the verge of making Carrick their manager on a permanent basis, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/man-utd-approach-nagelsmann-contact-24-hours-carrick-blow\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">while Germany boss Julian Nagelsmann has also been linked<\/a>, after his impressive start as interim boss.<\/p>\n<p>However, the report adds that they will now reconsider their options in light of Iraola being available and the Red Devils\u2019 defeat against arch-rivals Leeds on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>MAILBOX:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/man-utd-discount-michael-carrick-indecisive-mailbox\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Man Utd should discount \u2018indecisive\u2019 Michael Carrick from big job<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/bournemouth-ornstein-iraola-leave-liverpool-rose-mckenna-replacements\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">It was announced on Tuesday that Iraola will leave at the end of his contract<\/a> with Ben Jacobs revealing that former Borussia Dortmund boss Marco Rose and Ipswich Town\u2019s Kieran McKenna are top candidates to take over.<\/p>\n<p>Jacobs wrote on X:\u00a0\u2018Exclusive: Former Dortmund boss Marco Rose is a leading contender to replace the outgoing Andoni Iraola at Bournemouth. Ipswich\u2019s Kieran McKenna is another potential option.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>And, if he does get the job at Man Utd, there are rumours that some of Iraola\u2019s Bournemouth players could follow him to Old Trafford in the summer.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-15732501\/man-united-bournemouth-transfers-wonderkids.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Daily Mail claim that<\/a> Man Utd \u2018are monitoring Bournemouth duo Junior Kroupi and Marcos Senesi ahead of what is shaping up to be a summer of change at the Vitality Stadium\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>MORE MAN UTD COVERAGE ON F365\u2026<br \/>*\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/manuel-ugarte-man-utd-damning-stat-exposes-worst-ineos-signing\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The damning stat that exposes Man Utd\u2019s worst mistake of the INEOS era<\/a><br \/>*\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/man-utd-set-to-make-formal-approach-for-next-boss-as-carrick-chances-took-big-hit-vs-leeds\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Man Utd to make \u2018formal approach\u2019 for potential next boss as Carrick chances take \u2018big hit\u2019<\/a><br \/>*\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/man-utd-keane-slams-ugarte-casemiro-non-existent-leeds\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Keane slams two Man Utd players over \u2018non-existent\u2019 display that cost them against Leeds<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fabrizio Romano has revealed that Iraola would be \u2018open\u2019 to joining Man Utd in the summer but that there are no current negotiations ongoing.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZopgNC-kN04\" target=\"_blank\">Speaking on YouTube, Romano said<\/a>: \u201cWhat I can tell you about Manchester United is that, even after the Leeds United game, the feeling remains really positive around Michael Carrick. They are very happy with Carrick\u2014with his attitude, his tactical decisions, his approach, and the relationship he has with the players.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMan Utd are very happy, but obviously, they want to be in the Champions League next season, and that has to be the target for Carrick for the upcoming games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom now to the end of the season, Man United will make a decision on their permanent manager, but at the moment, I\u2019m not aware of Man United negotiating with Andoni Iraola.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you ask me, \u2018Would Andoni Iraola like to be the next Manchester United manager?\u2019 I\u2019m told that he would be open to that for sure. But at the moment, nothing more than this.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s see what Man United decide to do with Michael Carrick, but the feeling remains optimistic and positive around him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bournemouth chairman Bill Foley thanked Iraola for his work after making the announcement, he said:\u00a0\u201cAndoni has been instrumental in shaping the direction of this football club over the past three seasons. He brought intensity, innovation, and a clear philosophy that elevated AFC Bournemouth both on and off the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are incredibly thankful for his leadership and will always have great memories of our time working together, as well as the things we accomplished.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bournemouth head of football operations Tiago Pinto added: \u201cAndoni is someone I have a lot of admiration for, both as a head coach and as a person. His attention to detail, tactical intelligence and ability to bring the best out of players is something we have seen every day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve continued to watch the development of individuals under his coaching both here at AFC Bournemouth and now in some of Europe\u2019s top leagues too. We of course respect his decision and thank him for everything he has done for this football club over the last three years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/andoni-iraola-next-club-five-options-ranked\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Newcastle next? Ranking five options for Iraola\u2019s next step after Bournemouth exit<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Man Utd are rethinking their plan to make Michael Carrick the new permanent head coach after Bournemouth announced&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":399659,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[36674,15135,1100,61,60,917,47000,43,1102,112],"class_list":["post-399658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-andoni-iraola","tag-bournemouth","tag-home-page","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-manchester-united","tag-michael-carrick","tag-news","tag-premier-league","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399658","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=399658"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399658\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/399659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=399658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=399658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=399658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}