David Moyes will be confirmed as the next Manchester United manager today following Sir Alex Ferguson’s recommendation to the club’s hierarchy that his fellow Scot succeed him at Old Trafford.
Moyes, whose £4million-a-year contract at Goodison Park expires at the end of the season, was in London on Wednesday evening to discuss his departure from Everton with the club chairman Bill Kenwright.
But with United confirming on Wednesday morning that Ferguson will end his 27-year reign as manager following the Premier League fixture against West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns on May 19, Moyes’ arrival at Old Trafford is understood to be a formality, with the champions hoping to conclude negotiations on Thursday.
Despite long-term speculation linking Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho with the United job, the Portuguese was not considered by the club’s American owners, the Glazer family.
Ferguson informed them in late February that this season would be his last. Neither United chief executive David Gill nor the Glazers tried to change his mind.
The Glazers and Gill sought Ferguson’s advice on the man best suited to succeed him and he nominated Moyes. Senior figures at the club confirmed that the 71-year-old’s contribution was fundamental to the decision to pursue Moyes.
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