Next Manchester United Director of Football Odds

The former Paris Saint-Germain sporting director, Antero Henrique, is currently the favourite to become Manchester United’s director of football. The Portuguese man is extremely talented at his job and could prove to be very beneficial to the structural change at United, which many have called for.

Henrique was appointed as the director of football at Porto in 2005 and gained a great reputation as he helped sign star players such as Radamel Falcao in 2009 and James Rodiguez in 2010. As well as this, he has been exceptional at offloading players for worthy prices, such as the sale of Anderson to United for around £28m.

The most significant moment for Henrique, however, was over at PSG, where he was crucial in luring Kylian Mbappe to the club amid the pressing Real Madrid interest. This would be important for United, who have struggled to lure big-name players this season such as Jadon Sancho, and such a director of football could be the missing key.

Currently, Antero Henrique is 4/11 odds of becoming the next director of football at Manchester United.

The current Lille sporting director, Luis Campos, is another name that has been proven as one of the world’s best. The Portuguese man was the mastermind behind the Monaco squad that went on to win the Ligue 1 as well as reach the semi-finals of the Champions League.

Camps used extensive networks that he had adapted whilst at Real Madrid, to sign players such as Bernardo Silva (€15.75 million), Tiemoue Bakayoko (€8 million), Fabinho (€6 million), Thomas Lemar (€4 million) and Benjamin Mendy (€13 million), and the total amount of money he generated from transfer fees in the club, came close to €1 billion.

Now, Campos is attempting to recreate his magic at Lille and his success has already been seen with players like Nicolas Pepe being sold for €80m to Arsenal as well as Thiago Mendes and Youseff Kone for a combined fee of €35.5m. Luis Campos to become United's next director of football is now priced at 11/4 odds.

The current RB Leipzig director of football, Paul Mitchell, is another name that many have put forward in the discussion of the director of football role at United and the former Wigan Athletic footballer has been very instrumental in the rise of star players in the Premier League.

In his time at Tottenham Hostpur, he is credited with finding Dele Alli as well as bringing Toby Alderweireld and Kieran Trippier to the club. In his time at Southampton, he was instrumental in signing Sadio Mane as well as others. The now Liverpool player is valued at over £100m. So far he has started his impact at the German club with players like Matheus Cunha and Nordi Mukiele joining the club, however, we are yet to see their repercussions.

With his proven track record of sourcing future talent, this could be very beneficial for United who have had limited success in that department recently. Paul Mitchell is currently priced at odds of 4/1 to become United’s director of football

Another name that has been mentioned for the role is the current chief executive officer at Ajax, Edwin van der Sar. The former United goalkeeper has been working for Ajax since 2012, moving up the ranks to the position he is currently.

“Of course I’d be interested in a position, but at first I think I need to learn a little bit more here at Ajax and develop myself even further,” van der Sar told the Independent. Now his development has gone further, he could choose to take up the opportunity at his old club, with the level of Ajax not quite at that of United's.

This would be heavily welcomed by fans and the club, due to his loyalty there and given how their former shot-stopper played such huge role in the sale of Donny van de Beek, it's clear van der Sar is exactly what United need.

Edwin Van der Sar to become United's next director of football is priced at 4/1.

Mike Phelan is another name that has been mentioned for the role of the director of football at Manchester United, due to his long-serving roles at the club on multiple occasions.

Phelan, Sir Alex Ferguson’s right-hand man, was part of the Red Devils' unrivalled Premier League success the club won three league titles, a Club World Cup and two League Cups, although he departed the club shortly after Ferguson’s retirement.

The ex-United player then returned to the club as an assistant manager in December 2018 to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and in his time away from the club, he briefly worked as a sporting director for Central Coast Mariners.

This would be another welcomed signing by the fans and the club due to his ties to United. Now priced at 14/1 odds are Mike Phelan’s chances of becoming the director of football at United.

The current Sky Sports pundit, Gary Neville, is one of many former Manchester United stars that have been mentioned for this role, with such a position focusing solely on football actions at the club.

Neville has worked in the technical side of football since his retirement at the club in 2011, joining England from 2012 to 2016 as the country's assistant manager. In December 2015, Neville became the manager of Valencia, which proved to be a catastrophic failure as he was relieved of his role within four months.

However, as a player, Neville knows United better than almost anybody, as he was at the club from 1991 as a teenager, up until his retirement in 2011.

Currently priced at 16/1 odds are Gary Neville’s chances of becoming the director of football at Manchester United.

Rio Ferdinand is another former United player who has been mentioned for the role of director of football, mainly because of his outspoken nature on United's situation each time he is on television.

The former England centre-back has been working for BT Sport as a pundit since 2015, however, he has no technical experience for the role. However, just like Neville, Ferdinand's passion for his ex-club cannot be doubted and the former captain certainly knows the ins and outs of the club he spent 12 years of his career.

Now priced at 25/1 are Ferdinand’s odds of becoming the next director of football.

Patrice Evra is another former United player who has been mentioned for the role of director of football. The former French left-back has recently been working for Sky Sports as a pundit, however, has no technical experience for the role.

Although, he has a strong relationship with United due to his time at the club. Now priced at 66/1 Evra’s odds of becoming the next director of football for United are significantly higher than his former players, despite being the most outspoken one of the bunch.