Former Manchester United Legend, Ryan Giggs is set to end his 29 year association with Manchester United by turning down a new role under new manager, Jose Mourinho.
However,
the club are understood to have offered the former Welsh international a
lesser role under new boss Mourinho, and Giggs is now set to make the
emotional decision to cut ties and seek a managerial position elsewhere.
Mourinho is expected to appoint his long-standing assistant Rui Faria as his No 2.
United
have declined to comment on the title of the job offered to Giggs, who
made 963 appearances for the club, but anything other than assistant
manager would effectively be a step down.
It is understood that the post is aimed at connecting the Under 21s with the first-team.
No decision was reached on Wednesday about the matter.
Sportsmail
understands United retain hope that Giggs will remain at the club and
want him to stay but do not want to place him under any pressure to do
so and that the feeling at Carrington is that the decision has to be
his.
Giggs has returned from a break in Dubai, where he has mulled over his options in the desert sunshine.
Leaving
the club he has represented for the majority of his life is a huge
wrench and while the opportunity to work with Mourinho would further
bolster Giggs' CV he is thought to feel that he is now ready to make his
managerial bow.
There
is also an element of a gentleman's understanding, that would have seen
the former winger take over from Van Gaal, being reneged upon.
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