It’s (almost) officially over.
Ryan Giggs time at Old Trafford has come to an end after 29 years. The BBC are reporting that the Manchester United legend and the club have agreed a settlement on Giggs’ contract as assistant manager, which had a year to run.
The 42-year-old had been offered a youth team coaching role under Jose Mourinho, who is set to name Rui Faria as his assistant, but refused it. He is now expected to make his own way in management.
Giggs signed for United on his 14th birthday, made his debut aged 17 and played until he was 40. The Welshman won 13 league titles, four FA Cups, four league cups and two Champions Leagues.
https://twitter.com/BBCSporf/status/748839912263282688
He was Louis van Gaal’s assistant for the past two seasons, and his last involvement with the club came in May when they won the FA Cup. Giggs was reportedly unhappy that he was overlooked for the managerial position in favour of Mourinho.
However, Giggs made an impressive debut as a pundit on ITV’s coverage of Poland v Portugal on Thursday evening. The former United man was on great form dissecting England’s exit from Euro 2016.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDMxbtlfDno
While there was a lot of talk about phantom eyebrows, many ITV viewers enjoyed Giggs the pundit.
Ryan Giggs is a decent pundit.
Sky will be all over him in a few weeks.— Tony Scott (@Tony_Scott11) June 30, 2016
Ryan Giggs is a better pundit than Lee Dixon and Ian Wright combined. Talks better and makes excellent points. #EURO2016
— Mike 👑 Lewis (@MrMichaelLewis) June 30, 2016
Ryan Giggs just spoke more football sense than anybody ever.
"When I was young I wanted to be successful, players now want to be famous"
— Steven Battelle (@StevenJBattelle) June 30, 2016
