Manchester United are set to usher in physio Jordan Reece from Arsenal, in keeping with a report.
Reece is in line to turn out to be the second member of Arsenal’s medical workforce to swap the Emirates Stadium for Previous Trafford lately, following within the footsteps of the Gunners’ former head of medical providers Gary O’Driscoll.
The Athletic report that Reece is closing in on a deal to hitch United, although his arrival in Manchester just isn’t seen as a response to the membership’s disaster all through the 2023/24 season through which there have been over 60 remoted circumstances of gamers lacking out on matches as a result of harm.
As an alternative, Reece is in line to interchange United’s ex-head physio Robin Sadler, who left the membership again in January.
Reece has been at Arsenal since 2012, initially becoming a member of as a physio for the membership’s youth groups. Having labored his approach via the ranks, he turned a physio for the senior aspect in 2018 and since 2020 has served as their medical director of physiotherapy.
Whereas Reece is predicted to be onboarded within the close to future, no determination has but been remodeled United supervisor Erik ten Hag.
The Dutchman’s job was all the time anticipated to be reviewed on the finish of the 2023/24 marketing campaign, and experiences final week claimed he was to be sacked by the membership’s new INEOS shareholders. Nonetheless, successful the FA Cup, surprisingly seeing off Manchester Metropolis within the ultimate, might have thrown a spanner within the works and it’s attainable he stays.
United have been linked with the likes of Thomas Tuchel, Mauricio Pochettino, Thomas Frank and Roberto De Zerbi in latest weeks. Nonetheless, former coach Kieran McKenna is not going to be returning to the membership after signing a brand new contract at Ipswich City.