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title: "Newcastle United: Erik ten Hag could be hired if Marc Overmars is appointed DoF"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manager-news-erik-ten-hag-marc-overmars/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Adam Clancy"
section: "Newcastle United"
published: "2021-10-23T18:10:51Z"
modified: "2021-10-23T18:10:51Z"
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# Newcastle United: Erik ten Hag could be hired if Marc Overmars is appointed DoF

**Newcastle United could now hire Erik ten Hag as their next manager, if Marc Overmars is appointed the new Director of Football (DoF) at St. James’ Park.**

### The Lowdown: Manager search

The North East club have been linked with the likes of [Roberto Martinez](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/manager-news-roberto-martinez-premier-league/), [Steven Gerrard](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/newcastle-united-danny-mills-steven-gerrard-nufc-rfc-steve-bruce-manager-news/) and [Matias Almeyda](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/newcastle-united-mls-matias-almeyda-replace-steve-bruce-emery-fonseca-gerrard-martinez-nufc-manager-news/) in recent days, as their manager search continues following the departure of Steve Bruce.

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Graeme Jones will be taking temporary charge of the next couple of games until the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) consortium find the person that they want.

### The Latest: ten Hag and Overmars combo

As per [De Telegraaf](https://www.telegraaf.nl/) (via [Sport Witness](https://sportwitness.co.uk/dof-will-honour-request-interview-newcastle-plans-specific-manager/)), Overmars, who is currently the DoF at Ajax, would be ‘comfortable’ taking the same role on Tyneside, and ‘will poll’ ten Hag if he is appointed.

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It will be interesting to see which role the new owners of the Magpies fill in first, as one could well dictate who is hired for the other.

### The Verdict: Get both in

There is no doubt that a lot of the recent success Ajax have had is down to Overmars and ten Hag.

Off of the pitch, the former has been responsible for selling players for [big profits](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ajax-amsterdam/rekordabgaenge/verein/610) and then helping rebuild with quality replacements, while ten Hag has won [five](https://www.transfermarkt.com/erik-ten-hag/erfolge/trainer/3816) major trophies during his time at the club, and famously guided them to the UEFA Champions League [semi-final](https://www.transfermarkt.com/erik-ten-hag/leistungsdatenInternational/trainer/3816) in the 2018/19 season.

Jurgen Klopp dubbed him as an [‘exciting’](https://www.planetfootball.com/quick-reads/10-quotes-to-explain-erik-ten-hags-philosophy-a-cruyffian-influence/) manager back in December, which is high praise indeed, and getting both in would prove to be a real coup from the Toon.

[***In other news, find out which ‘extraordinary’ ace NUFC are ‘preparing’ a £67.7m bid for here!***](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-transfer-rumours/luis-diaz-premier-league-2/)