Van Gaal offers Giggs No.2 job during talks in Holland

Van Gaal offers Giggs No.2 job during talks in Holland

Ryan Giggs has reportedly been offered the job of
Louis van Gaal’s No.2 at Manchester United after
holding private talks with the Dutchman in Holland.
According to the Daily Mail, Giggs was seen coming
out of a hotel in the seaside town of Noordwijk, 20
miles southwest of Amsterdam, and it is understood
that the discussions took place at Van Gaal’s luxury
home a few hundred yards away.
The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss is
expected to be installed as United’s new manager.
Van Gaal, 62, reportedly offered Giggs the job as his
assistant although it is unclear if the United legend
has accepted yet.
The Netherlands coach made the most of a day off
from his World Cup camp in Hoenderloo to return to
Noordwijk and meet Giggs, having arranged the talks
last week.
Dutch training will resume on Thursday when more
foreign-based players, including United striker Robin
van Persie, join up with the squad ahead of
Saturday’s warm-up game against Ecuador.
Van Gaal honoured a commitment to attend a book
launch in Amsterdam on Wednesday night but
refused to answer questions about United.
Giggs, meanwhile, flew in by private jet and was
driven to the exclusive Hotel Orange and then to
Van Gaal’s home nearby where an underground
garage enabled him to arrive unseen.
Ryan Giggs was pictured in Holland for a meeting
with Van Gaal on Wednesday
He returned to Manchester to attend Wednesday
night’s Premier League Under-21 Final between
United and Chelsea at Old Trafford which the Blues
won 2-1.
During their meeting, Van Gaal is understood to
have emphasised his commitment to playing
attacking football, as well as outlining the role Giggs
would have in the new set-up.
The 40-year-old grew disillusioned with United’s
cautious style under Moyes as well as his own
peripheral role in the backroom team before taking
charge as interim boss for the final four games of
the season following the former Everton manager’s
sacking.